  Play on Armenian Genocide to be staged in New York April 3, 2012 - 13:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Libra 6 Productions, Inc. presents Silence, an original play by Herand Markarian, directed by Kevin Thompson, starring Lorraine Serabian, beginning May 4, Broadwayworld.com reports. Set against the backdrop of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, Silence is the story of a woman’s courageous journey to survive, embrace her family and preserve her Armenian heritage. “Silence holds the power to enlighten us to the tangible effects that the Armenian Genocide has left upon families and individuals during the past 100 years. It evokes the Silence of history and the Silence of those who survived the Genocide. As we move toward the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide it is time to educate the world that this atrocity really happened. Moreover, we must learn from Silence to draw parallels to current world affairs in Syria, Darfur, and other parts of Africa,” the report says. Silence will begin previews on May 4, 2012 at The Shell Theater and run through May 24, 2012 with talk-backs following the performances on May 4, 9, 12 and 24.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora  To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia.Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar.Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |
