A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY by Tony Kushner

A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY

by Tony Kushner

Greek premiere

Director: Yannis Moschos

From 1 March 2023

Tony Kushner (b. 1956), one of the most radical voices in contemporary American drama, is best-known for Angels in America (1992), which brought him international recognition. A Bright Room Called Day, which has never previously been performed in Greece, is a hidden gem of a play. Originally written in 1985, it was followed by three more versions in 1987, 1991 and 2018.

Across twenty-five scenes, the play follows the Nazi PartyΆs rise to power between New YearΆs Day in 1932 and July 1933. Through a group of left-wing artists gathering in Berlin at the house of Agnes, an actress, and discussing how to resist the coming repression, Kushner traces how the political events of those eighteen crucial months affect their lives and how each of them deals with the tumultuous developments. As the clouds of Nazism engulf Germany, the dilemmas of the characters grow and they are faced with increasingly difficult decisions, the play presenting a panoramic view of people and attitudes in an age of fear.

Production team

Translation: Christina Babou-Pagoureli

Direction & Adaptation: Yannis Moschos

Sets: Tina Tzoka

Costumes: Vana Giannoula

Movement: Anthi Theofilidi

Music & Sound: Thodoris Economou

Lighting: Lefteris Pavlopoulos

Video: Apostolis Koutsianikoulis

Historical advisor: Vassilis Bogiatzis

Tap dancing teacher: Thanos Daskalopoulos

Dramaturg: Eri Kyrgia

First directing assistant: Evi Nakou

Second directing assistant: Thomais Triantafyllidou

Set design assistant: Stavros Balis

Costume design assistant: Alexandros Garnavos

Cast (in alphabetical order):

Anatoli Athanasiadou, Agoritsa Oikonomou, Panagiotis Panagopoulos, Themis Panou, Dimosthenis Papadopoulos, Thanasis Raftopoulos, Sofia Seirli, Ypsipili Sofia, Maria Tsima