Adapation of Fellini film gets lost in translation

By Ryan Senaga / Special to the Star-Advertiser

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 08, 2013

~~<p>Federico Fellini's 1954 classic film "La Strada" is an odd choice to turn into a play. The title translates into "The Road," creating a bit of a challenge in staging the sense of movement over distances that comes with traveling on the road.</p>
<p>Director Benjamin Sota makes a bold stab at it with the latest "Primetime" production at the University of Hawaii's Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. Sota, a master of fine arts directing candidate, and fellow MFA candidate Josephine Calvo translated the stage adaptation of Fellini's film by Tullio Pinelli and Bernardino Zapponi.</p>
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Federico Fellini's 1954 classic film "La Strada" is an odd choice to turn into a play. The title translates into "The Road," creating a bit of a challenge in staging the sense of movement over distances that comes with traveling on the road.

Director Benjamin Sota makes a bold stab at it with the latest "Primetime" production at the University of Hawaii's Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. Sota, a master of fine arts directing candidate, and fellow MFA candidate Josephine Calvo translated the stage adaptation of Fellini's film by Tullio Pinelli and Bernardino Zapponi. 'LA STRADA' Login for more...