Opening Night: 4 February 2012
Author: Cyprian Kamil Norwid
Title: Actor
Original Title: Aktor
Director: Michał Zadara

Auditorium: Wierzbowa Street Hall
Running time: 2 hours 20 min, one interval

Actor

director: Michał Zadara
set design: Robert Rumas
costume design: Julia Kornacka
music: Dominik Strycharski
lighting design: Artur Sienicki
voice coach: Grażyna Matyszkiewicz

Awards and Nominations:

2013 – The Cyprian Kamil Norwid Award in "theatre" category to Michał Zadara for direction of Actor

Cast:

Count George, the owner of the Sphinx castle Oskar Hamerski
Countess, his mother Ewa Wiśniewska
Elisa, his sister Patrycja Soliman
Prince Filemon, his friend / Neighbour Wojciech Solarz / Karol Dziuba
Werner, the former tutor of Countess Elisa Marek Barbasiewicz
Gotard Pszonk-kin, famous actor, school friend of Count George Arkadiusz Janiczek
Baron Erazm Potomski, fiancé of Elisa Mateusz Rusin
Olympia, the actress Aleksandra Justa
Nicka, the fashionist Anna Chodakowska
Faustin Bizoński, the owner of the Hotel Under the Deer Waldemar Kownacki
Felcia, his daughter running the café Wiktoria Gorodeckaja
Maurice, Count George's butler / Beggar Paweł Tołwiński
Kacper, the Messenger / Shop boy / Theatre official / Bizoński’s Cook Bartłomiej Bobrowski
Café boy / Hotel boy Modest Ruciński / Paweł Paprocki

The First, The Second, The Other Adam Molak (guest actor), Szymon Nowak (guest actor), Kamil Przystał (guest actor), Przemysław Wyszyński (guest actor)

Production team:

  • director's assistant: Anna Turowiec
  • set designer's assistantElwira Szyszka
  • costume designer's assistant: Anita Trzaskowska
  • lighting techniciansŁukasz Obuch-Woszczatyński, Dariusz Wieczorek
  • sound techniciansMarcin Kotwa, Maciej Rybicki
  • stage manager: Adam Borkowski

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