Carl Soprano: The Day I Became a Minimalist (2021)

Written and Performed by Tess Dworman

Directed by Daniele Sarti

Makeup by Nina Carelli

Sound Mixing by Joe Kickbush 

Image by Maria Baranova

In Carl Soprano: The Day I Became a Minimalist, Tess Dworman in collaboration with filmmaker, Daniele Sarti, produces a meta TV show that channel surfs between multiple male antihero personalities. 

Featuring Dworman performing impersonations that include Sopranos protagonist Tony Soprano, visual artist Carl Andre, and YouTube Italian infomercial personalities, she places herself at the intersection of representation in order to reach a flesh informed understanding of these male characters and the cultures that produced them.

—Amelia Bande

Carl Soprano was commissioned by Abrons Arts Center through the Performance AIRspace Residency, which is supported by the Jerome Foundation.