NTNG presents "Leprentis", a play by M. Hourmouzis, directed by Ersi Vassilikioti. Opening: Thursday, 18 July 2013, at 21:00 at the Lazaristes Monastery Festival. The role of Leprentis will be played by Kostas Santas.
ABOUT THE PLAY
"Leprentis", a comedy written in 1835 by the important fighter and author Michail or Miltiadis Hourmouzis, satirizes the Greek bourgeoisie in an Athens in the hands of Bavarians. The hero of the play is a rich, ugly old man who falls for a beautiful young girl. Onto this canvas march various figures from the neighbourhood, exploiting his weakness and trying to get money out of him. Their efforts furnish the occasion for many funny scenes, complemented by live music and songs.
Director's Notes
Michail or Miltiades Ηourmouzis. A rare figure in the struggle for liberation in 1821, a fighter, an ideologue, a politician, and writer. He used the theatre mainly to criticize the political and social situation of post-revolutionary Greece. In "Leprentis", his first attempt at theatre, no one can say that the caustic satirical elements in the comedies that followed, such as "Adventurer" and "Employee", are apparent. But the play is very solidly built and offers the audience the relief of an exquisite innocence which takes us into realms of the absurd.
For this production, we took Ηourmouzis’ own words as our guide, from a letter he wrote to his friend Melidonakis: "...Laid low with fever in my bed, and deprived of my friend and relatives, both embarrassment and melancholy had shares in my illness .... (about the situation in the country)... So I was forced, both for my health and for a temporary rest from the struggles of my soul, to become involved in something which would subdue the obtrusive shadow of remembrances in the hope of entertaining my soul and alleviating my ill humour… I found no better remedy than to write a comedy…Be sure, my friend, as far as the restoration of my health is concerned, I have indeed enjoyed what I longed for.
We have tried to do the same thing: To give audiences a little break from the anxiety and melancholy we are living through. Ersi Vassilikioti
CONTRIBUTORS:
Direction: Ersi Vassilikioti
Costumes: Alexandra Bousoulegka - Rania Yfantidou
Music: Kostas Vomvolos
Lyrics: Michalis Ganas
Choreography: Konstantinos Katsamakis
Lighting: Stelios Tzolopoulos
Assistant director: Anastasia Siopidou
Musical preparation: Alkyoni Thilykou
Production: Rodi Stefanidou
Cast (in order of appearance): Kostas Santas (Leprentis), Konstantinos Hatzisavvas (Adonaidis), Michael Sionas (Stroumboulas), Giolanda Balaoura (Permathoula), Dimitris Papiopoulos (Filaretos), Sophia Kalemkeridou (Phildisenia), Chrysanthos Kagias (Doctor), Diamantis Adamantidis (doctor’s assistant, Charilaos), Giannis Karaoulis (Varsamis), I oanna Dalliou (Vitoritza), Tryfonia Angelidou (Smaragda), Nefeli Anthopoulou (Dialecti).
Musician on stage: Panagiotis Barlas (piano), Giannis Mastrogiannis (violin), Diamantis Adamantidis (guitar).
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES (Starting time: 21.00)
Thursday 07/18/13, Friday 07/19/13, Saturday 07/20/13, Sunday 07/21/13
Wednesday 07/24/13, Thursday 07/25/13, Friday 07/26/13, Saturday 07/27/13, Sunday 07/28/13
Wednesday 07/31/13, Thursday 08/01/13, Friday 08/02/13, Saturday 08/03/13, Sunday 08/04/13
Tuesday 08/06/13, Wednesday 08/07/13, Thursday 08/08/13, Friday 08/09/13
Tuesday 08/20/13, Wednesday 08/21/13, Thursday 08/22/13, Friday 08/23/13
TICKET PRICES:
General admission: €10
Reduced price admission: €8, Family: €10
Unemployment card: €5 for all performances
Thursdays: €8
OGA tickets for 2013-2014 will be accepted
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Lazaristes Monastery (21 Kolokotroni St., Stavroupoli): one hour before the performance
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