April 20, 2019
Sublimation of Love
Aldo de Benedetti
comedy in two acts
Aldo de Benedetti’s comedy “Sublimation of Love” is an elegant story about love, vanity, talent, and the unexpected power of theatre.
The well-known politician Leone Savasta invites the charming and witty writer Paola to his home, hoping to impress her. But the romantic evening turns into a complete defeat for him: Paola is too intelligent, too ironic, and understands men’s tricks far too well.
However, the real intrigue begins later, when Piero is discovered in Leone’s apartment — a poor young playwright who has accidentally witnessed this awkward scene. Piero has talent, but no name, connections, or luck. Leone, on the contrary, has status, fame, and influence, but lacks the one thing that cannot be bought: a genuine gift.
Thus a strange alliance is born: Piero’s plays begin to appear under Leone’s name. Success comes swiftly, but with it come new trials: theatrical fame, the author’s jealousy for his own creation, female admiration, political calculations, and the question of whom love truly belongs to — the person himself or the image created around him.
“Sublimation of Love” is a light, witty, and highly theatrical comedy for three performers, in which sparkling dialogue and a vaudeville situation conceal a subtle conversation about human pride, creative destiny, and the eternal confusion between genuine feeling and a beautiful theatrical illusion.
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