- script and directing Radosław Rychcik
- choreography Jakub Lewandowski
- set, costumes and lights design Łukasz Błażejewski
- music Michał Lis
- set designer's assistant Adrian Lewandowski
- costume designer's assistant Ada Kazimierz
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
based on the novel by Horace McCoy
dir.
Radosław Rychcik
Creative Team
Cast
- James Bates Artur Borkowski
- Jackie Miller Agnieszka Charkot
- Rosemary Loftus (Alice Le Blanc) Izabela Cześniewicz
- Gloria Beatty Agnieszka Dziewa
- Geneva Tomblin / Pani Higby Agnieszka Kulińska
- Kid Kamm Jan Kochanowski
- Basil Gerard Radosław Lis (gościnnie)
- Pedro Ortega Eloy Moreno Gallego
- Ruby Bates Anna Nabiałkowska
- Lillian Bacon Karolina Paczkowska
- Guy Duke Paweł Palcat (gościnnie)
- Robert Syverten Jakub Pewiński
- Bess Cartwright Monika Rostecka
- Mack Aston Krzysztof Szczepańczyk
- Mary Hawley Justyna Taborska (gościnnie)
- Vee Lovell Mateusz Wierzbicki (gościnnie)
Description
Premiere:
24 November 2023
The Audiovisual Technology Center (CeTA)
Duration:
120 min (no intermission)
Attention: the performance contains scenes with strobe lighting, which may affect viewers with photosensitive epilepsy or other light sensitivities.
The story takes place in the 1930s in the United States of America. Victims of the financial crisis dance in a competition where the main prize is a large sum of money. It is a tale of poverty, hunger, money, and the struggle for survival.
It is also a story of determination, dreams, hopes, and perseverance. It's a story about illusions and their loss, about something breaking inside a person, something that cannot be put back together.
The characters of this story are the prototypes for the characters in Jessica Bruder’s acclaimed reportage "Nomadland" who, after the recession of 2007-2009, adopted a transient lifestyle, traveling across the United States in search of seasonal work. They sell their homes because they can no longer afford to keep them, switch to campers, trailers, vans, and hit the road. The Great Depression of 1929-39 and the financial crisis of 2007-2009 force people into similar behaviors. They are ready for anything to fight for their dreams. They are ready for anything because they are fighting for survival.
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
They shoot horses, don't they?, photo by Natalia Kabanow
On-show technical stage management:
- technical manager KRZYSZTOF KOWALSKI
- lights BOGUMIŁ PALEWICZ
- sound PRZEMYSŁAW CIEŚLA
- wardrobe assistant EDYTA KRYSIEWICZ
- stage manager KATARZYNA RADOMSKA
- photoes in gallery NATALIA KABANOW
Awards and Honors
HARLEQUINS FOR THE BEST ACTING PERFORMANCES:
- Izabela Cześniewicz, in the category of supporting female role, for the role of Rosemary Loftus
Zadanie finansowane ze środków Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego w ramach Programu Przestrzenie Sztuki, realizowanego przez Narodowy Instytut Muzyki i Tańca oraz Instytut Teatralny im. Zbigniewa Raszewskiego, a także z budżetu Województwa Dolnośląskiego.
