"Live! Lit" offers tales from Argentina and Italy at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts | Press Releases

"Live! Lit," a series of short story readings by professional actors, concludes its 2005-06 season with stories from Argentina and Italy on Sunday, March 12, at 3 p.m. at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Afternoon tea is served at 2 p.m. before this third installment of the 2005-06 season's "One World" series. Originally slated for February 12, this program was re-scheduled due to inclement weather.

Conceived by Tess Link and directed by Quick Center Executive Director Tom Zingarelli, this afternoon begins with Eileen Lawless of Norwalk reading Maria Fasce's "A Modern Hero." Fasce was born in Buenos Aires and has worked as an editor and translator, as well as a journalist for cultural magazines and newspapers. Her cunning observations on contemporary female society are often hilarious and immensely enjoyable. Her work, including her short-story collection "La Felicidad de las Mujeres" and her novel "La Verdad Según Virginia," has been translated into several languages.

Next up, Katie C. Sparer of Stratford will read "Troublesome Love" by Elena Ferrante. Ferrante is one of Italy's most important and acclaimed contemporary authors, though she has shunned public attention and willfully kept her identity a mystery. While there is general agreement that Ferrante is from Naples, no one is even sure if "she" is a man or a woman. What is a fact is the award-winning writer is the author of "I giorni dell'abbandono" ("The Days of Abandonment"), "L'amore molesto" ("Troublesome Love"), and "Frantumaglia" ("Fragments").

Zingarelli will read the third story, Edgardo Cozarinsky's "The Bride from Odessa." Cozarinsky was also born in Buenos Aires, though he has lived in Paris since 1974. He is best known for his subtle, semi-documentary films. He has also written a collection of short stories, "Urban Voodoo," and prizewinning essays.

Tickets are $10. For tickets, call the Quick Center box office at (203) 254-4010 or toll free at 1-877-ARTS-396. For more information, visit www.quickcenter.com.