Drama Studio Ústí nad Labem: War with the Newts
A new species of salamander has been discovered! It can understand both objects and words. It can speak, create—and make war. Step by step, we follow the rise of the salamander civilization—and, in contrast, the decline of the human one. The loss of humanity shown in real time, accompanied by live music. An adaptation of Čapek’s famous classic, which remains relevant today as if everything is business as usual—and the ocean levels have stayed unchanged.
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CREATIVE TEAM:
Director: Michal Hába
Adaptation: Michal Hába
Dramaturgy: Libor Brzobohatý, Veronika Linka
Set Design: Lucie Krausová (Škandíková)
Costumes: Adriana Černá
Music: Jindřich Čížek
Video content: Štěpán Kovář
Lighting design: Michal Hába, Jiří Hančič
Choreography: Mark Kristián Hochman, Ondřej Jiráček
Assistant director: Marie-Luisa Věšínová
CAST:
Captain J. Van Toch: Jan Plouhar
Bondy: Ondřej Jiráček
Mr. Povondra: Jiří Spišák
Mrs. Povondrová: Anna Peřinová
Scientist: Barbora Váchová
Newt / Chief Salamander: Marie Machová (alt.), Luciana Tomášová (alt.)
Ústecké Bambini Children’s Choir and Stříbrnická Elementary School Choir