Dark play or stories for boys

Premiere: November 19, 2011.

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Translated by: Krzysztof Puławski
Direction, set and musical arrangement: Iwona Kempa
Co-set and costumes: Anna Sekuła
Animations: Adam Czarny

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The diploma performance of fourth year students of the Faculty of Acting
State Theatre School in Krakow invited Iwona Kempa for cooperation. Its result is the diploma performance prepared with fourth year students of the Faculty of Acting.
The play “Dark play or stories for boys” was presented at Wilam Horzyca Theater as part of the series Twenty-First Century Drama – “Brave New World?” in 2009.
This is an intriguing story about two teenage boys who, in the world of Internet, look for what they lack in reality. When one of them – Adam – publishes the ad on the chat, “I want to fall in love”, the second one – Nick – starts a dangerous game with him, in which by changing identity and manipulating Adam, he will try to answer the question: “what is this LOVE about?”. The story begins in the virtual world, but will have its tragic end in reality.
It’s a play about a difficult adolescence in the era of the Internet, about the dangers posed by anonymity on the web, but also about the need for acceptance, love and attention which is independent of the Internet possibilities. – says Iwona Kempa.

Starring: Anna Kaszuba, Maja Łukowska, Izabela Warykiewicz, Antoni Paradowski, Maurycy Popiel, Maciej Raniszewski, Ryszard Starosta, Arkadiusz Walesiak, Łukasz Wójcik.

The performance is intended for viewers over 15 years old.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes (without a break)