The Rose Tattoo tells the story of love, death, and resilience in a downtrodden but hopeful 1940’s immigrant Sicilian community.  Serafina delle Rose clings madly to her Italian identity, to the fanciful memory of her murdered husband, and to her free-spirited daughter. Will she find love with the banana truck driver?  Are all the rose tattoos a sign?  
 
The production, staged by visionary director David Kaplan, surrounds Serafina with a dozen circus performers – including a ringmaster, a strongman, aerial artists, and clowns – who, along with live music and animals, will perform the full text of the play.
 
“This Rose Tattoo is performed in a circus as a circus, the better to share what Williams called his ‘limitless world of the dream,’” said Kaplan. “Live goats, accordions, impassioned acting, a play that celebrates the wisdom of desire. What's not to like?”