Opening Night: 29 January 1999
Author: Stanisław Wyspiański
Title: The Judges
Original Title:
Sędziowie
Director:
Jerzy Grzegorzewski

Auditorium: Wierzbowa Street Hall
Running time: 1 hour 10 min

The Judges

director: Jerzy Grzegorzewski
set design: Barbara Hanicka
music: Stanisław Radwan
lighting design: Mirosław Poznański

Awards and Nominations:

1999 – award for directing of 24th Opole Theatre Confrontations "Polish Classics" to Jerzy Grzegorzewski for direction of The Judges
1999 – award of 24th Opole Theatre Confrontations "Polish Classics" to Jerzy Trela for the role of Samuel
1999 – award of 24th Opole Theatre Confrontations "Polish Classics" to Krzysztof Globisz for the role of Nathan
1999 – The Aleksander Zelwerowicz Award for the best actor to Jerzy Trela for the role of Samuel
1999 – The Warsaw Felix award in "the best theatre director" category to Jerzy Grzegorzewski for direction of The Judges
1999 – The Warsaw Felix award in "the best male leading role" category to Jerzy Trela for the role of Samuel
1999 – nomination for the Warsaw Felix award in "the best supporting male role" category for Krzysztof Globisz for the role of Nathan

Cast:

Samuel Jerzy Trela (as a guest actor from September 1, 2000)
Joas Dorota Segda (as a guest actor from September 1, 2000)
Nathan Krzysztof Globisz (guest actor)
Jewdocha Ewa Konstancja Bułhak
Old Man Mariusz Benoit (as a guest actor from September 1, 2000)
Soldier Arkadiusz Janiczek
Jukli Michał Pawlicki / Jerzy Łapiński (from February 4, 1999)
Girls Sylwia Nowiczewska, Anna Szczerbińska (guest actor)
Feiga Wiesława Niemyska
Gendarme Mirosław Kowalczyk (guest actor) / Radosław Elis (from April 23, 1999)
Judge Krzysztof Gosztyła (as a guest actor from August 1, 1999) / Marek Barbasiewicz (from April 22, 1999)
Teacher Andrzej Blumenfeld / Jacek Różański (from February 28, 2001)
Pharmacist Zdzisław Tobiasz (guest actor)
Village Mayor Czesław Lasota
Priest Mirosław Konarowski / Jacek Mikołajczak
Rachel Magdalena Warzecha
Poet Marek Barbasiewicz

musicians: Jacek Stankiewicz, Stanisław Tomanek, Dariusz Wachnik, Marek Zebura, Marek Czech (understudy), Maciej Przestrzelski (understudy), Maciej Skowroński (understudy), Błażej Sroczyński (understudy)

 

Production team:

  • director's assistants: Wiesława Niemyska, Mariusz Bieliński (TA)
    set designer's assistants: Jadwiga Michalska, Anita Świderek
  • lighting technician: Krzysztof Trzaskowski
  • sound technician: Mariusz Maszewski
  • stage manager: Adam Borkowski
  • prompter: Jolanta Szydłowska

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