In the late twenties in Fascist Italy, the poet, war hero, and lothario Gabriele d'Annunzio waits in his opulent villa - a gift from Benito Mussolini in return for his political silence - for the arrival of the artist Tamara de Lempicka, who is to paint his portrait. What follows is a haunting tale of art, sex, violence, and the meaning of complicity in an authortarian state, all directed by the reader. In this nonlinear play, it is the audience members who decide which characters to follow and which narratives to experience. John Krizanc's dramatic masterpiece redefined the possibilities of theatre and won six L. A. Drama Critics Circle Awards, six Dora Mavor Moore Awards, six Drama-Logue Awards, and six Mexican Association of Theatre Critics and Journalists Awards in its original stagings. Now available in a handsome new A List edition, Tamara is an astonishing piece of experimental art and a penetrating look into the ethical choices we face in times of encroaching autocracy. | Tamara by John Krizanc, Paperback | Indigo Chapters