Ödön von Horváth
Kasimir and Karoline
Production of the III semester of SA, TD and DPA UL AGRFT
Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, University of Ljubljana
Schedule
Opening night February 2020, Big Theatre Hall AGRFT
Running time 70 minutes. No intermission.
Post-performance discussion with the artistic team on October 18th 2020.
Translator Borut Trekman
Directors Žiga Hren, Aljoša Živadinov Zupančič
Dramaturgs Manca Lipoglavšek, Helena Šukljan
Scene designer Maruša Mali
Costume designer Claudi Sovré Mikelj
Lighting and sound designers Žiga Hren, Aljoša Živadinov Zupančič
Cast
Kasimir Nejc Jezernik
Karoline Julita Kropec
Schürzinger Mak Tepšić
Franz Merkl Maks Dakskobler
Erna Merkl Diana Kolenc
Rauch Jure Rajšp
Speer Žiga Hren
Orderly Aljoša Živadinov Zupančič
Elli Manca Lipoglavšek
Maria Helena Šukljan
Mentors
Stage acting prof. Branko Štrubej
Theatre directing Janusz Kica
Dramaturgy Izr. prof. dr. Tomaž Toporišič
Scene design prof. mag. Jasna Vastl
Costume design prof. Janja Korun, doc. mag. Tina Kolenik
Lighting design doc. David Orešič
Poverty and hunger, triggered three years earlier by the economic crisis, increasingly push people towards desperation. Kazimir lost his job yesterday and now fears that he, too, will become a part of the impoverished mass, while Karolina wants to let go this evening, forget about the office work and lose herself in daydreaming about a higher social position. In short: Kazimir, afraid to lose the ground beneath his feet, and Karolina, who wants to fly.
The production asks questions about star-crossed longing in human relationships. Is the end of a relationship already inscribed into its beginning, or is it merely a set of coincidences and wrong decisions? What happens to people who, in the desire to drown their memories and forget, reach for the bottle? Are dreams really just a pile of twaddle? And if there is hope in the time of crisis, when does one lose it?
