The Macedonian National Theater has announced the premiere of the latest play "Things We Are Not Talking About" directed by Nela Vitosevic, co-produced by "Wonderland Theater" and MNT, and which will take place on October 16 on the small stage.

The latest play "Things we do not talk about" at the Macedonian National Theater is an author project of the team based on personal monologues, anonymous testimonies and documentary material. At the beginning, the director Nela Vitosevic collected personal and intimate testimonies of people who responded anonymously to her call.

They worked on the collected material together with the playwright Viktorija Rangelova-Petrovska, and the casting process for the play took place, in which the actors Dragana Kostadinovska, Ivana Pavlakovi,, Sara Klimoska, Nikola Nastoski and Ismet баabanovi. Will play.

- "Things we do not talk about" is a theatrical play, which through intimate and emotional stories wants to give a voice to social problems that are not talked about. Through a series of true stories, in which everyone can easily find themselves, the play raises questions about the patriarchal order in the region and beyond. Through several scenes inspired by personal monologues of the actors, anonymous experiences of persons received through a call, as well as documentary media material, the play emphasizes / emphasizes the problems related to depression, childhood trauma, discrimination, abuse and violence, religion, aggression and intolerance, as well as various psychological problems and behaviors that the individual faces on a daily basis.

In a tragicomic way, the play criticizes the Balkan patriarchal milieu, but at the same time provokes a conversation about change in society. The audience will be drawn into a world of personal memories that are intertwined with human pain, trauma, fears and happy moments from the lives of various people. Intimacy, sincerity and truthfulness of the testimonies are the main fabric of this documentary - says the director Vitosevic.

In the months-long rehearsal and storytelling process, each member invested equally in researching / creating the documentary material and its dramatic structure. In that sense, the dramatic text of the play is a symbiosis of team building between the team members and all the anonymous participants.

The scenographic solution for the play is by Vasil Hristov - Vusi, and the costumes were made by Roza Trajceska-Ristovska. Music by Krste Rodzevski is used, while the design of the poster is by Borce Dimitrioski. The project is funded by the Swiss Embassy in the Republic of Northern Macedonia, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and in cooperation with the Macedonian National Theater.

(The text was published in "Cultural Press" No. 101, in the print edition of the newspaper "Free Press" on October 16-17, 2021)