the worth of women
by MODERATA FONTE
Moderata Fonte’s “The Worth of Women” presents seven women of different ages, personalities, social and marital status talking about their lives, and ending up debating about men. In fact, they decide to engage in a debate in which half of the group attacks men, and the other half defends them. while the seventh one observes in silence. With a narrative exploring ingratitude, violence, lack of societal recognition and equal opportunities for women, it goes without saying that this text is incredibly modern and, again unfortunately, very timely.
The show premiered in New York in 2017 and subsequently toured to Washington, Buffalo and Italy, where it was presented both in the English and in the Italian version, and in Scotland, at the Dundee Fringe Festival 2024 and in St Andrews, at the Byre Theater.
Do you really believe that everything historians tell us about men—or about women—is actually true? You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident.
Production History
- January 2017 Debut, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU
Directed by Laura Caparrotti and Jay Stern, with Carlotta Brentan, Laura Caparrotti, Danielle Serra, Aileen Lanni, Marta Mondelli, Irene Turri, and Annie Watkins - March 2017, Bernie Wohl Center and April 2017 Access Theater Directed by Laura Caparrotti and Jay Stern , with Carlotta Brentan, Laura Caparrotti, Tali Custer, Aileen Lanni, Marta Mondelli, Irene Turri, and Annie Watkins
- October 2018, Washington Dc and University of Buffalo, 2018
Directed by Laura Caparrotti and Jay Stern with Carlotta Brentan, Laura Caparrotti, Tali Custer, Marta Mondelli, Caterina Nonis, Irene Turri, and Annie Watkins - October 2019, L’eredita’ delle Donne Festival, Villa La Pietra, FlorenceDirected by Laura Caparrotti and Jay Stern with Carlotta Brentan, Laura Caparrotti, Tali Custer, Marta Mondelli, Caterina Nonis, Irene Turri, and Annie Watkins
- September 2022, La Scena delle Donne Festival, Pordenone, Italy (In Italian)Directed by Laura Caparrotti and Jay Stern with Laura Caparrotti, Dalila Cozzolino, Laura Garofalo, Marta Mondelli, Caterina Nonis, Viola Misiti and Sylvia Mylton
- September 2024, Dundee fringe Festival and The Byre (UK)
Directed by Laura Caparrotti, Laura Caparrotti, Rebecca Collins, Healy Knight, Annie G. Levy, Alice Lussiana Parente, Tamar Schoenberg, and Annie Watkins
THE BYRE 2024
LA SCENA DELLE DONNE, PORDENONE, 2022
VILLA LA PIETRA, FLORENCE, 2019
WASHINGTON DC 2018
ACCESS THEATER 2017
CASA ITALIANA ZERILLI-MARIMO' 2017
The Worth of Women Video Playlist