Polish American Actors Theater

The Polish American Actors Theater presents the play POLISH GIGOLO by and directed by Mariusz Krzysztof Kotowski. POLISH GIGOLO is a theater play on the border of farce and tragicomedy, set in Chicago in time before the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Kotowski wrote the play at the turn of 2019 and 2020, during his stay in Chicago, where he worked with the actors of Polish American Actors Theater.

Awarded Best Play in 1945 by the New York Drama Critics' Circle, and acclaimed as Williams's first great Broadway success, this emotionally devastating play is a portrait of hope and a memory of the 1930s’ Saint Louis.

This Edward Albee’s play was first staged in 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George.

Gabriela Zapolska’s The Morality of Mrs. Dulska (Moralność pani Dulskiej), considered a key work of early modernist Polish drama, was first staged in Krakow in 1906. The main character – Aniela Dulska – is a wealthy landlady who takes pleasure in harassing everyone around her.

The play Gry miłosne [Love Games], written and directed by Mariusz Krzysztof Kotowski, was inspired by Gabriela Zapolska's "Skiz".

A vacation retreat for two married couples may lead to a lot of surprises. The plot revolves around a curious dance of two such couples, in which the two ladies – hungry for social advancement – have taken the lead.

Described by the author as a “tragedy of stupid people”, the tragicomedy Ich czworo is an in-depth study of human nature presented through the prism of a love triangle and a child caught in adults’ drama.

One of the lesser known plays by Zapolska, written in 1901.

The Man offers an excellent study of the human nature, and proof that people don’t change.