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TWO WORLD PREMIERE PLAYS!

UNITED STATES

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FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHIO

OCTOBER 2015
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
Read the Script!
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FINLAND

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LAPUA 

SEPTEMBER 2016
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
Read the Script (w/ English translations)!
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PROPOSED VISUAL ART EXHIBITION

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VAIVIASUKOT + ANTTI  OJALA 
  • Proposed for 2017 
  • Presented in partnership with Pelastakaa Vaivaisukot
  • 1st showing of Finnish pauper statues in the U.S.
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Downloads:
-Gallery Mock-Up
-Exhibition Proposal

PENDING FUNDING


PRESS

A Trip to Finland – Paupers, Paintings, and Puppets
 - TCG Circle
"Auditions for Finnish-American theatrical production to start in Fairport Harbor" - The News-Herald
"LA Playwright returning to Fairport for first draft on Finnish Play"  -The News-Herald
"Playwright hosts Story Circle in Fairport Harbor to delve into Finnish heritage" - The News-Herald
"Story Circles Revolve and Involve Around Our Past"
- Lasse O. Hiltunen
AROUND LA WITH AVA®: MAY-nia 
-finntimes
AROUND LA WITH AVA®: “HAVE COURAGE AND BE KIND” 
-finntimes
Losangelesilainen näytelmäkirjailija kirjoittaa Kauhajoesta näytelmää" - ILKKA.fi
Kuratoinnista ja vaivaisukoista
- ALASTON  KRIITIKKO
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THANK YOU TO OUR partners & FUNDERS!

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This project is supported in part by a grant from Finlandia Foundation® National.

The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
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Park Cofield is a participant in the Global Connections–ON the ROAD program, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the professional not-for-profit American theatre.

WHAT IS "SISU"?

SISU is a Finnish word that’s not easy to translate into English.  The best definitions include bravery, strength, resilience, taking action against the odds, having guts,  or displaying courage and resolve in the face of adversity.   
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