True Drama
Yanina Hope

YaninaHope is a New York City actress originally from Moscow where she graduatedfrom Moscow State University. In France she graduated from The Paris Institute of Political Studies before moving to New York to graduate from the Lee Strasburg Theater and Film Institute in 2011. Playing a Bacchae in True Drama brought together her two loves – politics and drama.

To find out more about Yanina, visit www.yaninahope.com

About True Drama
SUMMARY
Strange Bacchic disturbances in the woods protesting a local horror movie prompt a police investigation. A shadowy figure emerges. Calling himself the God of Drama, he believes that he can achieve the seemingly impossible goal of returning drama to its original purpose – of preparing citizens for leadership in democracy. As the horror movie spirals out of control, and the Bacchae are consumed in violence - can officer Ailish Walsh discern the truth before a gruesome Greek drama unfolds?

Director James Thomas creates a Greek tragedy for our time. A horror story that looks at the original role of drama – as the companion invention of democracy – to shed light on how modern media is still working in our lives, in hidden ways, to rip us apart. True Drama is an alarm – a rare moment of clarity – a terrifying jolt - and an invitation to enjoy the true transcendental power of drama to help us envision a better Democracy.
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