Опубликованный рассказ всколыхнул воспоминания героинь о событиях возле озера – когда-то они отдыхали у его тихих вод вместе с семьями и друзьями. Одна отправилась туда, чтобы вырваться из повседневной рутины, другая – притвориться, что ничего не изменилось, третья – чтобы вновь увидеть глаза любимого человека. Но воды озера не могут утолить их жажды, каждая героиня в течение нескольких дней тихо переживает свою боль, которую так и не понял автор рассказа, и эта боль вырывается наружу.

В основе драматургии – рассказ Регины Эзеры «У тихого озера».

Вниманию зрителей!

Зрителям предлагается заглянуть в судьбы этих женщин, пройдя через разные театральные пространства, чтобы лучше понять внутренний мир каждой. Перед началом спектакля зрителей разделят на четыре группы: после каждого рассказа будет меняться пространство (будьте готовы подняться на 4-й этаж).

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Teātra kritiķa Toma Čevera recenzija: Katrs pats par sevi.

Novērtē izrādi portālā IZRĀDES.LV

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ENG

Regīna Ezera, Agnese Rutkēviča

Beside Still Waters

Stories of dreams and wakeful longings

12+

Language: Latvian

Runtime: 2 hours and 15 minutes

Four women open up about their intimate experiences of love and solitude, lay bare their dreams and share their memories of meaningful, life-altering events that happened near a certain lake.

A story surfaces in print, rekindling troubling recollections of a time spent near the quiet waters of a lake, where the protagonists, four women with specific ties to one another, had gathered at a certain point in their collective past. For one, the trip had been a way to break the dull monotony of daily life while for another – an effort to pretend that things were still what they had been before. Meanwhile, for yet another, the whole experience had been a precious chance to reconnect with someone dearly loved. In any case, the quiet waters gave no answers to the persistent questions the four women had been wrestling with. Instead, the time spent by the lake confronted each with her unspoken inner conflict, a deeply private struggle that remained unknown to her companions and the unnamed author of the fateful publication. Now, with the story out in print, the hidden pain they had so carefully suppressed is gushing forth in an unstoppable and sweeping wave of raw emotion.

Stage version of Regīna Ezera’s short story “Beside Still Waters”

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What the reviews say:

“The audience will see in vivid detail the tangled inner world of the protagonists, their existential loneliness, their longing to belong and to believe that their entire lives have not been wasted... Each on their own – such is the sad yet fitting phrase that sums up the production’s poignant message about how people often feel in our alienated world that should, at least in theory, be stitched together with the deeply human ties of understanding and compassion.”

Toms Čevers, theatre critic, from “Each on Their Own [Katrs pats par sevi]”

“The greatest quality of Šmukste’s powerful production is the director’s skilful guidance of the actresses into a close-up intimate communication with the audience without expecting active or immediate engagement but rather looking to achieve attentive listening by adopting a softly hushed and subtle tone.”

Atis Rozentāls, theatre critic, from “Quiet Waters and Perilous Pitfalls [Klusi ūdeņi un riskanti atvari]”

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Note to audience

To emphasise the play’s quadruple focus as it navigates the private histories of its four leads, this unconventional production takes the audience on a journey through different spaces in the theatre house. The stories will unfold each in its separate room, where each of the protagonists will search her soul, lay bare her dreams and openly reflect on meaningful, life-altering experiences. The audience will be divided into groups and move from space to space to follow each instalment in its separate setting.

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Directed by Liena Šmukste

Dramatized by Agnese Rutkēviča

Scenography by Raimonds Vindulis

Costumes by Gatis Timofejevs

Lighting by Sergejs Vasiļjevs

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Starring:

Iveta – Liena Šmukste

Zita – Agnese Laicāne

Bella – Inese Ivulāne-Mežale

Mirdza – Kristīne Veinšteina

Premiered on 28th October 2023

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