Opening Night: 2 December 2006
According to the texts by Euripides, Seneca, Per Olov Enquist, István Tasnádi...
Title: Phaedra
Original Title: Fedra
Translators: Jerzy Łanowski, Anna Świderkówna, Andrzej Krajewski-Bola, Jolanta Jarmołowicz
Director: Maja Kleczewska

Auditorium: Wierzbowa Street Hall
Running time: 2 hours

Phaedra

author of the script and director: Maja Kleczewska
set and lighting design: Katarzyna Borkowska
music: Adam Falkiewicz

Cast:

Phaedra Danuta Stenka
Oenone Aleksandra Justa
Aricie Patrycja Soliman / Joanna Gryga (from September 29, 2007; guest actress)
Panope Kamilla Baar
Theseus Jan Englert
Hippolyte Michał Czernecki (guest actor)
Theramenes Paweł Tołwiński
Minotaur Przemysław Stippa
Doubles Anna Grycewicz, Katarzyna Romańczuk (guest actress), Dorota Rubin (guest actress), Ewa Szawłowska (guest actress)

Production team:

  • director's assistant: Łukasz Chotkowski, Piotr Wojewódzki
  • set designer's assistants: Jadwiga Michalska, Anita Trzaskowska
  • lighting technicians: Andrzej Szwaczyk, Krzysztof Trzaskowski, Korneliusz Wieczorek
  • sound technicians: Maciej Rybicki, Marek Wojtulanis
  • stage managers: Ewa Dworecka, Krzysztof Kuszczyk
  • prompter: Jolanta Szydłowska

Gallery:

Danuta Stenka (Phaedra). Phot. Bartek Sowa

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