Inspired by the story of Giovannoni’s grandparents, this bi-lingual performance follows Ralph and and Sara who leave Tuscany to build a new life in Melbourne. We also see Kaja, who fled 1990’s war-torn Belgrade to work as an interpreter and who now has to help a man reconnect with his grandfather.
“I started writing Jurassica to deal with my own grief in regards to my family’s migration, and the disconnect that I experience between my own Australian identity and my Italian heritage. I am not fully Italian or fully Australian and despite ignoring my family heritage for a long time, I don’t think I can really understand my family unless I understand what they went through, how they were raised,” said the award-winning playwright.
