On August 8, 2015, the celebrated Theater Company Poongkyung shall present the production of “The Portrait of Marina Tsvetaeva" (original title: "The Past is Still Ahead" by internationally award-winning playwright, Dr. Sophia Romma. "The Theater Company Poongkyung is extremely excited to invite playwright Sophia Romma for this special premiere in Seoul, South Korea, as her play is a timely and gripping piece about the struggles of a monumental and progressive poetess who succumbed to the wrath unleashed by the Soviet regime."
The play runs as follows:
Title “The Portrait of Marina Tsvetaeva” premieres on August 8, 2015 and runs until September 6, 2015 at the following theater venue: Dongsoong Arts Center, Kokdu. "The Past Is Still Ahead" is produced by the Theater Company Poongkyung Supported by Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Arts Council Korea, with the generous support of Garden of the Avant-Garde Productions, the League of Professional Women in Theatre, namely the International Committee, where Dr. Romma serves as Co-Chair along with our fearless liaison, Professor Jung-Soon Shim. We look forward to presenting “The Portrait of Marina Tsvetaeva” in Seoul, South Korea.
"We do hope that Dr. Romma will attend this once in a lifetime performance of her play, on opening night. We would be greatly honored by her presence!"
Produced by Poongkyung Theatre Company with the generous support of
The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Arts Council Korea.
Park Jung Hee Director, Representative of Theater Company PoongkyungAddress: 13-5, Sungkyunkwan-Ro 5-Ga Rd., Jongno-Gu, Seoul Tel: +82 2 889 3561/3452 Fax: +82 2 6008 3613