Tuesday May 2nd – Serbia “Kumovi” Playwright: Dušan Kovačević

Kumovi

Country - Serbia

Playwright - Dušan Kovačević

Translator - Dennis Barnett

Director - Liz Carlin-Metz

Collaborator - Vitalist Theatre, Consulate General of The Republic of Serbia in Chicago

Synopsis - Kumovi is a domestic comedy that takes place on Milan and Ana's twenty-fifth anniversary. Milan has recently lost his job and his best friend, Boban, has disappeared, leaving Milan depressed and anxious. But Milan has made a new friend, a stray dog, who comes to his rescue when he is mugged in the park, and one of the policemen investigating the mugging happens to be a dog "specialist." Through the combined efforts of Milan, the policeman and the dog, both the mystery of the missing man and Milan's anxiety find a happy resolution.