Events
Events for May 2008
- September 24
- New Jersey
- National Theatre performs at Priedaine
“Zilā,” a three-act play by Gunārs Priede (1928-2000), will be performed by four actors from the National Theatre of Latvia at 2 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Latvian center Priedaine, 1017 Highway 33 East, Freehold. The performance is organized by the New Jersey Latvian Society. For further information, contact Jānis Students, +1 (732) 836-9750. Priede wrote Zilā (The Blue One) in the 1970s. It was one of many of the playwright’s works that were considered undesirable by Soviet authorities. The story focuses on four people and the things that have gone unsaid for years. Set in their home in a Black Sea town in Georgia, the play spans two days and allows the audience to observe the relationship between Rasma and her son, Juris, who has been recuperating from a traffic accident that killed his father, grandmother and another woman. Arriving to visit are Linda, whom Juris remembers from earlier days in Latvia, and her escort, Vidvuds. Appearing in the play will be Lolita Cauka as Rasma, Ainārs Ančevskis as Juris, Evija Skulte as Linda and Juris Lisners as Vidvuds. The performance is directed by Mihails Kublinskis, with set design by Ieva Kauliņa. The Latvian-American cultural organization Tilts is sponsoring the National Theatre’s North American tour of “Zilā.”
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