ANNA MOLINER JOAN NEGRIÉ

YOU SAY TOMATO

By Joan Yago

Directed by

Joan Maria Segura Bernadas

Critics award Serra d'or best text 2016

A production of SALA TRONO In collaboration with Sala Muntaner

With the support of Generalitat de Catalunya

Choreography : Joan Maria Segura Lighting design : Marc Salicrú Set & wardrobe design : Albert Pascual Musical Director : Xavier Mestres Chief technician : Ramon Beneito Character advisor : Angels Salinas Production Assistant : Oriol Grau Press : Maria Bravo Graphic design & photography : Jordi Egea Executive producer : Joan Negrié Management : Yolanda Rovira Wardrobe Assistant : Paloma Arza Distribution : Anna Garcia Acknowledgements : Núria Cartanyà, Raimon, Borrell,  La Rulot i Carme Negrié, Mediaframe TV, Estudis de gravació

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The  critics  have  said  :   “Joan Negrié and Anna Moliner triumph at la Muntaner with You Say Tomato” Cesar Lopez Rossell El Periòdico de Catalunya “Indispensable for theatre lovers. Magnificent comedy with dramatic touches The success that nobody should miss Charming by definition” www.teatrebarcelona.com “Very well interpreted by Negrié and Moliner and directed with exquisite attention to detail by Joan Ma Segura” Joan Anton Benach, La Vanguardia “I sincerely believe that we will remember this theatrical offering as one of the best this season” Miquel Gascón www.voltarivoltar.com “Anna Moliner and Joan Negrié have great chemistry and clowning skills, but also drama, sadness and..... music!” Martí Figueras www.masteatro.com “You Say Tomato could be one of the sensations of the season” Sergio Doria ABC “Two roles because Joan Negrié and Anna Moliner stand out as tragicomedians” Juan Carlos Olivares, Time Out

Synopsis What if we simply let it be? We have crossed the country by car innumerable times, we have performed in ramshackle places, we have had long, tedious conversations with undesirable businessmen and we have sung our hearts out in every concert; we have given up our friends, our hobbies, our free time, we have sacrificed our holidays, hours of sleep, we have stopped travelling for pleasure; we have literally given everything to achieve our dream. But today we are 37 and little by little we are beginning to realise that the life we dreamed about has little to do with this one. So why don't we let it be? Simply. Why don't we say goodbye with one last big concert and let it be. Santi, spurned son from a long lineage of county bands, and Rosa, televison's wonder child of the early nineties, have been living together for 10 years. Their love story began together with an intrepid musical project which they had to bring, one day or another, onto the Catalan stage. The years passed and that day never came. Today, while they hope that the doors open and the place fills with people in order to recuperate some of the money they have lost on their last tour, they have no choice but to ask themselves where their musical project is going, where their love story is going, and which of the

two things is destroying the other. With references such as Ay!Carmen by José Sanchis Sinistierra, The Trip to Nowhere by Fernando Fernan Gómez or Minetti by Thomas Bernhard, we would like You Say Tomato to be an intense and deeply human comedy, where the comic dialogue and the light music create an honest reflexion on the real meaning of art in the world in which we live, about satisfaction and happiness in couples' relationships, and, in general about all those things we discover the day we stop being young, when we no longer have our whole lives ahead of us, and we realise that, if we don't do anything to avoid it, our lives will be like this until the end of our days. Is that what we want?

SALA TRONO

Sala Trono theatre and dance started as a theatrical producer in 2008 with “El lleig (The ugly one)” by Marius von Mayenburg; a harsh criticism of the use and abuse of plastic surgery. This show, luckily, was a success with the critics and public alike, and after being at SALA TRONO for two weeks and at TEATRE TANTARANTANA in Barcelona for four more it toured Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, visiting 30 Catalan towns, aswell as receiving two important honours: special mention by the jury of Premi Beca Metropol 2008 and nomination for the Butaca 2008 awards as best small format show. With this precedent, SALA TRONO continued with quality theatrical production, focussing on contemporary drama, be it from Catalonia or elsewhere in Europe. The second production was the latest work of the Valencian author Paco Zarzoso, entitled “L'impossible”. SALA TRONO suggested to the author the possiblity of writing a text to be produced and performed by the SALA TRONO company. The author was very enthusiastic about this proposal, and he set to work writing the text, which saw the light of day in September 2009, in the small room in Tarragona.

The predictions for the season were totally surpassed, and the number of performances had to be doubled to meet public demand. The show talked about the complex and sometimes sordid world of education in a secondary school, in a comic way. For reasons out of the school's control, the classrooms are closed for almost the whole academic year. Three of those involved, the head teacher, the head of studies and a young teacher each give their view of this situation. It is a criticism of and complaint about the current education system. “L'impossible” was performed at SALA TRONO, the Manacor Fair, the municipal theatre in Valls and the showcase Butaka d'Olesa de Montserrat. In 2010, SALA TRONO took on the production of two shows; the first is an original musical. “Killer”, with text by Guillem Clua and music by Xavier Mestres would be its third production; a musical thriller with one actor and three musicians. A risky and important bet like this one, to produce and create an original musical in Catalan with three of the most promising contemporary creators on the Catalan scene, Guillem Clua, Xavier Mestres and Joan Ma Segura in charge. “Killer” explains the story of Pau Moira, a gravedigger with a terrible secret... we meet Pau Moira when his is on the accused bench. Everybody points to him as the most lethal serial killer ever, and some ask for the death penalty. But is Pau Moira really such a terrible character?

Exactly what relationship does he have with his victims? How is it possible that a woman loves him so much and defends his innocence? And most importantly, how can just one actor explain this tragicomic story.... as a musical? This show premiered at SALA TRONO on 16th September 2010, and it was also performed at the Kursaal theatre in Manresa, five weeks at Sala Muntaner in Barcelona and from April 2011 it began a tour of Catalonia. In 2010 “La marató de Nova York” by Edoardo Erba premiered.

A comedy which has run alone for 15 years and a challenge which the two main characters meet, running throughout the piece. Act and run. There is no winner, because, as in life, the first ends up being the last as if everything were a mistaken fantasy. A dream. Directed by Juan Carlos Martei, and starring Albert Triola and Joan Negrié, it was first seen at la Villarroel on 7th September 2010, where it stayed for 4 weeks to public and critcal acclaim, then touring Catalonia. What's more, SALA TRONO co-produced the dance show “Una del montón” in 2008, with the company of the same name, which is on an unstoppable tour throughout Spain. The show is directed by Roberto Romei and performed by Anna Corredor and Anna Pérez, and it is a delicate piece in that it uses doubt and questioning, as at the start the public discover that a piece of the sky is, in fact, the whole sky. In 2011 “Bildelbery Club Cabaret” was produced; a political cabaret show written and directed by Oriol Grau, which became the greatest success ever in the history of our productions. Three months at the little theatre in Tarragona, Valencia and a season in Barcelona. The most ambitious production to date was in 2012. “Parlour Song” by Jez Butterworth; a co-production with CAER which did a season at the Goya theatre in Barcelona. A big jump for a “sala” like that of Trono.

In December 2012 Red Pontiac by Pere Riera premiered, a text which came out of the TA Drama competition, with a season at Poliorama and more than 40 performances around Catalonia. In the same month, “Menu del Dia” by Marilia Samper was presented, with a season at the Tantarantana theatre. To celebrate 10 years of the “sala” the 10th production was presented. In this case, an international co-production with the Banfield Theatre ensemble from Buenos Aires, “El don de las sirenas” by Pere Riera, which was performed at Sala Beckett. In 2014 “El cabaret Catòliques i de dretes” by Oriol Grau and Enric Xato Grau premiered. www.salatrono.com

Premiere 17th September 2015

SALA TRONO Production : Joan Negrié 610 330 604

Press : Maria Bravo 627 515 409

Anna Moliner

TRAINING

2007-2010 - Graduated in Meisner Technique with Javier Galitó-Cava, Matthew Graham Smith, Rachael Adler and Lee Ann Etzold. 2009 - Acting with Mara Bestelli from Daniel Veronese's Company, at Atrium School. 2009 - Voice with Queralt Botey. 2004-2006 - Singing with Miquel Cobos. 2002 - Acting at Timbal School with Roser Batalla (musical theater) and Sali Cervià (Lecoq mask). 2002-2008 - Jazz, contemporary, classical and tap dance at Timbal and Area schools. 1990-2000 - Piano and solfa at Badalona Conservatory. THEATER

2016 - Infàmia, by Pere Riera. La Villarroel. 2015 - You say Tomato, by Joan Yago. Directed by Joan Maria Segura. Sala Muntaner. 2015 - No feu bromes amb l’amor, by Alfred de Musset. Direction Natalia Menéndez. National Catalonia Theatre (TNC). 2014 - Liceïstes i cruzados, by Serafí Pitarra. Direction Jordi Prat i Coll. TNC. Nominated to the Critics Awards. 2013 - Barcelona, by Pere Riera. Direction Pere Riera. National Theater of Catalonia. (TNC). Two Max awards. 2013 - Groenlàndia, by Jordi Faura. Direction Jordi Faura. TNC. 2012 - Toc Toc, by Laurent Baffie. Direction Esteve Ferrer. Borràs Theater. 2012 - L'ombra al meu costat, by Marília Samper. Direction Marília Samper. TNC. 2012 - Voyager, by Marc Angelet. Direction Marc Angelet. TNC. 2012 - T-Error, by Jordi Oriol. Direction Jordi Oriol. TNC. 2011 - Viatge a la Lluna, by Pau Miró and Albert Guinovart. Direction Pau Miró. First Season Festival of Girona. 2011 - Una Història Catalana, by Jordi Casanovas. Direction Jordi Casanovas. TNC. 2011 - Gang Bang, by Josep Maria Miró. Direction Josep Maria Miró. TNC. 2011 - Vimbodí Versus Praga, by Cristina Clemente. Direction Cristina Clemente. TNC. 2010 - Lluny de Nuuk, by Pere Riera. Direction Pere Riera. TNC. 2010 - A mi no em diguis amor, by Marta Buchaca. Direction Marta Buchaca. TNC. 2010 - M de Mortal, by Carles Mallol. Direction Carles Mallol. TNC. 2009 - Danny i Roberta, by John Patrick Shanley. Direction David Pintó. Versus Theater. 2008-2009 - Aloma, by Joan Lluís Bozzo, Lluís Arcarazo and Alfonso Vilallonga. Direction Joan Lluís Bozzo. Dagoll Dagom Company. TNC. 2007-2008 - Boscos Endins, by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Direction Joan Lluís Bozzo. Dagoll Dagom Company. Victòria Theater. Butaca Award as Best Musical Actress 2008. 2004-2006 - Mar i Cel, by Albert Guinovart and Xavier Bru de Sala. Direction Joan Lluís Bozzo. Dagoll Dagom Company. TNC, Victòria Theater and Gran Vía Theater of Madrid. Gran Vía Award as Revelation Actress 2006.

TELEVISION & CINEMA

2016 - Cites. Second season (TV3)

2012 - Kubala Moreno i Manchón. (chapter 22 from the TV3 series)

2010-2011 - La Sagrada Família (plays Janis in two seasons from the TV3 series)

2009 - 2013 Club Súper3. (plays Tru in the TV3 series)

MUSIC

In 2014 Anna released her first pop music album, written by herself, called Scents.

JOAN NEGRIÉ

THEATRE 2016 “El professor Bernhardi” by Arthur Schnitzler National Catalonia Theatre Director: Xavier Albertí 2015 “You say tomato” by Joan Yago La Muntaner theatre Director: Joan Ma Segura Award “crítica Serra d’or” best text 2016. 2014 “Krum” by Hanoch Levin Mercat de les Flors & Lliure Theatre Director: Carme Portaceli 2014-2015 “Dignità autònome di prostituzione” by Lucianno Melchionna & Betta Cianchini Teatro Brancaccio Rome, teatro Colosseo Turin Teatro Bellini Naples, Teatro Paisiello Lecce Director: Luciano Melchionna 2014 “El loco y la camisa” by Nelson Valente Romea theatre Dirección: Nelson Valente 2013-2014 “Barcelona” by Pere Riera Goya theatre & Catalunya tour Director: Pere Riera Awards: Max best actress, Max best text, Butaca best lights, Butaca best original Soundtrack 2103 “El don de las sirenas” by Pere Riera Coproduction SALA TRONO & Banfield Teatro ensamble (Buenos Aires) Director: Nelson Valente 2012 “La nostra champions particular” by Cristina Clemente. Gaudí theatre Director: Cristina Clemente 2012 “Parlour Song” by Jez Butterworth Bartrina theatre Reus- Goya theatre Barcelona- SALA TRONO Tarragona Director: Magda Puyo 2011 “Els bojos del bisturí” by Ray Cooney Condal theatre Director: Àngel Llàcer

2011 “Gang Bang” by Josep Ma Miró- T6 Project by TNC National Catalonia Theatre Director: Josep Ma Miró 2011 “Vimbodí vs Praga” by Cristina Clemente- T6 Project by TNC National Catalonia Theatre Director: Cristina Clemente 2010 “Angelus Novus” by Juan Mayoga Bartrina Theatre Reus Director: Miquel Ángel Fernández 2010 “La marató de Nova York” by Edoardo Erba. La Villarroel Director: Juan Carlos Martel. 2010 “Lluny de Nuuk” by Pere Riera- T6 Project by TNC National Catalonia Theatre Director: Pere Riera 2010 “A mi no em diguis amor” by Marta Buchaca- T6 Project by TNC National Catalonia Theatre Director: Marta Buchaca 2010 “M de mortal” by Carles Mallol- T6 Project by TNC National Catalonia Theatre Director: Carles Mallol 2008 “Mama Medea” by Tom Lanoye Romea Theatre Director:Magda Puyo 2008-09 “El lleig” by M. von Mayenburg Sala Trono, Tantarantana theatre and Cataluya tour. Director: Juan Carlos Martel 2007-08 “Tirant lo Blanc” by Joanot Martorell Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, Schauspielhaus Frankfurt, Atrium Viladecans, Albéniz Theatre Madrid , Romea Theatre Bcna and Festival Cervantino Guanajuato (Mèxico) Director: Calixto Bieito 2006-07 “Carnaval” by Jordi Galceran Catalunya tour. Director: Sergi Belbel. 2006 “La felicitat” by Javier Daulte. Grec festival 2006 Romea theatre Barcelona and Catalunya tour. Director: Javier Daulte.

2006-07 “Tenim un problema” by Frank Vikery Villarroel and Catalunya tour Director: Àngel Llàcer. 2004-05 “Ja en tinc 30” by Jordi Silva. Condal theatre and Cataluya tour. Director: Àngel Llàcer 2004 “Super-rawal” by Eric Bogosian. Director: Marc Martínez. Spanish tour 2003-04“Flor de otoño” by José Mª Rodríguez Méndez. Artenbrut theatre Director: Josep Costa. 2003 “Follies” by Josep Costa. Musical Artenbrut theatre Director: Josep Costa. 2002-03 “El sueño de una noche de verano” by W. Shakespeare. Borràs Theatre and Principal theatre and Catalunya tour Director: Àngel Llàcer. 2002 “La voz del mundo” by Oriol Grau. Musical Regina theatre Director: Oriol Grau. 2001-02 “The Full Monty” by David Yazbek’s and Terrence Mc Nally. Musical Novedades theatre Director: Mario Gas 1999-2001 “Sopa de radio” by diferent authors. CCCB and spanish tour. Director: Oriol Grau. 1997-98 “El porqué de las cosas” by Quim Monzó. Llantiol Theatreand Catalunya tour Director: Josep Anton Badia.

TV 2016 “Cervantes contra Lope” Tv film (opening soon) TVE1 Director: Manuel Huerga 2012 “Isabel, mi reina” TVE 1 Director: Jordi Frades 2010 “Sagrada Família” TV3 Director: Joan Lluis Bozzo 2004-05 “Porca misèria” TV3 Director: Joel Joan 2003-04 “Los Serrano” TELE 5 Director: Àlex Pina 2002 “Pets&pets” TV3. Director: Sergi Shaaff. 1999-01 “Moncloa, ¿dígame?” La cosa nostra “ Plats Bruts “ Malalts de tele “ CINEMA 2015 Cerca de tu casa Dir: Eduard Cortés Opening Màlaga film festival 2016. 2014 Sonata pera violoncelo Dir: Anna Ma Bofarull 2014 Barcelona 1714 Dir: Anna Ma Bofarull 2000 Vidas Cruzadas Dir: Bigas Luna

   Joan  Maria  Segura  i  Bernadas  was  born  in  Sant  Vicenç  de  Castellet.    He  is  stage  director  and  play-­‐writing  graduated  by  Institut  del  Teatre  from  Barcelona.    He  was  Egos  Teatre  company’s  stage  director  from  2007  to  2013.    He  studied  acting  with  Txiki  Berraondo,  Manuel  Lillo,  Tamzin  Townsend,  Esteve  Polls,  Ramon  Vila  and  Muntsa  Alcañiz.    He  studied  singing  with  Margarita  Sabartés,  Mireia  Pintó  and  Still  Voice  Training  (Voice  Craft)    Also   studied   ballet,   contemporary,   moder-­‐jazz   and   jazz   dance   with   Lali  Mel.lo,   Carmen   Roche,  Natàlia   Viñas,   Carles   Sales,   Eva  Hernández,   Anna  Sánchez,  Natàlia  Viñas,  Aixa  Guerra,  Carol  Dilley,  Anne  Mitelholzer,  Víctor  Rodrigo,  Vanoye  Aikens,  Anna  Agustí,  Coco  Comín,  Máximo  Hita,  Montse  Colomé  and  Ken  Robertson...  At  the  Eulàlia  Blasi,  Carmen  Roche,  Rosland,  Company  and  Company  and  Coco  Comín’s  dance  schools.          

He  has  directed  Boges  by   José  Pascual  Abellán   (Sala  Muntaner),  You  say  tomato   by   Joan   Yago   (Sala   Trono/Sala   Muntaner),   the   Amarcording  concert   from   Amarcord   vocal   group   and   Junts   from   Deu   de   Veu   Vocal  Group  (Teatre  Coliseum),  The  Lo  tuyo  y  lo  mío  musical  with  Con  un  canto  en   los   dientes   Company(Teatre   Capitol),  Udol   by   Q-­‐Ars   teatre   and   Joan  Maria   Segura   with   Marilia   Samper’s   words   (Espai   Lliure-­‐Teatre   lliure-­‐Festival   Grec),   El   crim   de   Lord   Arthur   Savile   by   Egos   Teatre   (Teatre  Nacional   de   Catalunya-­‐He   was   nominated   at   2011   Premios   de   Teatro  Musical   and   2011   Broadwayworld   Spain   as   a   best   stage   director),   El  somni   d’una   nit   d’estiu   by   W,   Shakespeare   with   Parking   Shakespeare  (Estació   del   Nord   park),   Killer,   un   thriller   musical   per   a   un   actor   i   tres  músics   by   Guillem   Clua   and   Xavier   Mestres   (Sala   Muntaner   and   La  Villarroel),  El  jardí  de  les  malícies  with  Teatre  al  Detall  (Versus  Teatre),  La  casa  sota  la  sorra  by  Egos  Teatre  (Teatre  Nacional  de  Catalunya),  Contra  el  progrés  by  Esteve  Soler  with  Teatre  al  detall  Company  (Sala  Beckett),  10  anys,   10   veus,   the   10th   Auditonri   birthday   (Auditori   de   Barcelona),  AND19  (Teatre  del  Raval),  NO,  Vincles  de  Víctor  Rodrigo  Company  (Teatre  TGB),  Sóc  una  bruixa,  tres  contes  de  Mercè  Rodoreda  (Fira  Mediterrània  de  Manresa),  Trakatap   (Companyia  Trakatap)   (Versus  teatre),  Ruddigore  o  la  nissaga  maleïda,  by  Egos  teatre  (Versus  teatre-­‐ He  was  nominated  at  2007  Premios  Gran  Vía  de  Teatro  Musical  as  a  best  Stage  Director).    He   has   directed   children’s   theatre   to:   L’Endrapasomnis   (2015  Barcelona  Crítics   Award   as   a   best   children   play)   by   Teatre   Al   Detall   Company  (Mostra  d’Igualada),  El  Planeta  Lares  by  Daniela  Feixa  with  Q-­‐Ars  Teatre  Company   (La   seca),   Llepafils   by   Jordi   Palet   with   Teatre   Al   Detall   (Jove  Teatre   Regina),   En   Joan   sense   por(2009   Mostra   Igualada’s   award   as   a  best  children  play),  by  Egos  petits  (Mostra  d’Igualada).    He  has  been  stage  director  helper  to  José  Maria  Pou,  Elisenda  Roca,  Xavier  Albertí,  Pep  Pla,  Esteve  Polls  and  Tom  Bentley-­‐Fisher.    He  has  coreographiated:  Gala  Catalunya  Aixeca  el  Teló  2014-­‐15  (Joaquim  Oristrell),   Videoclip  Ara   i   aquí   by   Beth   (Lyona),  The   2013  Goya   awards,  T’estimo  ets  perfecte,  ja  et  canviaré  (Elisenda  Roca),  La  dona  vinguda  del  futur   (Marc  Rosich),  Udol   (Joan  Maria  Segura),  Concha,  yo   lo  que  quiero  es  bailar   (Josep  Maria  Pou)  El  Mercader  de  Venècia,  Mort  de  dama,  Les  suplicants  i  Rive  gouche  (Rafael  Duran),  L'hora  en  què  res  no  sabíem  els  uns  dels   altres,  Kvetch,   Leonce   i   Lena,  Volpone   i  El  mercader   (Pep  Pla),  Ilíada  (Tom  Bentley-­‐Fisher)  and  Contra  el  progrés.  And  all  the  Egos  teatre  

Company  plays:   El   crim  de  Lord  Arthur  Savile,   La   casa   sota   la   sorra   (He  was   nominated   at   2010   Premios   de   Teatro   Musical   as   a   best  coreographer),  En  Joan  sense  por  and    Ruddigore  o  la  nissaga  maleïda.    As  an  actor  he  payed   in:  S&S   (directed  by  Carles  Salas   i  Pastora  Villalón),  Quan   encara   no   sabíem   res   (writed   and   directed   by   Josep  Maria  Miró),  Follies,   Flor   de   otoño   and   Adéu   a   Berlín   (directed   by   Josep   Costa),   La  generala   (directed   by   Paco   Mir),   Gaudí   (directed   by   José   Antonio  Gutiérrez  and  Elisa  Creheuet),  Mass  (directed  by  Joan  Oller),  La  memòria  dels   cargols   (Dagoll   Dagom’s   tv   serie),   Amadeus   (directed   by   Àngel  Alonso),  West   Side   Story   (directed   by   Ricard   Reguant),   Sol,   poniol,   dos  tallats   i   un   curt   de   cafè   amb   sacarina   (directed   by   Tamzin   Towsend),  Drácula,   the   musical   (directed   by   Pepe   Cibrián)   and   Fumata   Blanca   (a  movie  directed  by  Miquel  Garcia-­‐  Borda).    As   an   acting   teacher   he   worked   at   the   Institut   del   Teatre,   Stage  Internacional  de  Dansa  by  Anna  Maleras  Studio,  Col.legi  del  Teatre,  Eòlia,  Memory    and  CaixaEscena.