Daile Theatre's one-woman show «Visas viņas»: one actress, three women's life stories
In the Daile Theatre one-woman show «Visas viņas» («All of Them»), actress Ilze Ķuzule-Skrastiņa plays three women's stories in three eras and three theatrical formats. She discusses the production on LSM's programme «Teātris.zip».
In the Daile Theatre production «Visas viņas» («All of Them»), actress Ilze Ķuzule-Skrastiņa plays three women's life stories entirely on her own. The director is Inese Mičule. The actress discusses the show on «Teātris.zip», a theatre programme on LSM, the Latvian public broadcaster.
Three stories, three formats
One actress performs, but there are three stories. Each is set in a different era and has its own theatrical format, completely unlike the others. On stage, Ķuzule-Skrastiņa has to move from a realistic, psychologically grounded character to the absurd, and then to what is almost a poetic score of a life.
Where the idea came from
The actress says she wanted a one-person show in which she could put her name to every word she says. In her recollection: «I wanted my one-person show to be one where I could literally sign under every word I say. Because people come, and there is only me there. So they truly come to watch me.»
The conversation
In «Teātris.zip», Ķuzule-Skrastiņa talks about how a single actress can hold an entire world on stage. She also describes how the manner of expression changes during the performance, and how the show travels from a realistic story to the absurd and to a poetic form.
The production and the conversation can be watched on the LSM website.
