Lili Bita Performance Information



PERFORMANCES/READINGS


Lili Bita directs Robert Zaller's The Shrink and the world premiere of his Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa? for the Philly Fringe, September 8 and 9 at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, and September 15 and 16 at the Third Street Gallery, 58 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia. All performances start at 8:00 p.m. The Shrink, a sex comedy set in a psychiatrist's office, features Gene D'Alessandro, Laurence Beck, and Jennnifer Williamsom. Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa? features Gene D'Alessandro. This production, under the auspices of The Theater Cooperative, marks the ninth consecutive year of collaboration between Lili Bita and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Past productions include Medea, Lysistrata 2004, and Priestess of Eros. Lili Bita will also read from her own poetry at the Bryn Mawr Barnes and Noble at 7:00 p.m. Robert Zaller will read from his new book of poems, Islands, at the Cornelia Street Cafe in New York, 29 Cornelia Street, on October 20 at 6:00 p.m.

Lili Bita in traditional costume performing her one woman show "The Greek Woman Through the Ages"

"Electrifying portrayals . . . . On stage, Lili Bita seems possessed by pure emotion. . . . Her face is an epic of passions and defiance, triumph and tragedy, with dark eyes inviting you to life's vast banquet."
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Lili Bita took William and Mary by storm . . . one of the most dynamic performers I have ever seen.
Dr. Bruce McConachie Department of Drama College of William and Mary

Stirring . . . passionate . . . uniquely moving. . . . The journey of Greek history could not have found a more ideal voice or a better interpreter.
Konstantinos Kokosis Embassy of Greece Washington, D.C


Recent Performances/Readings
Lili Bita recently completed a run of her new one woman show, "Priestess Of Eros," as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
Lili Bita directed and starred in an adaptation of Lysistrata by Robert Zaller that sold out its limited engagement in Philadelphia.