LNDT

Playwright and director — Laura KUTKAITĖ

Text authors — Laura KUTKAITĖ in collaboration with the actors

Dramaturgy consultant — Marija KAVTARADZE

Set designer — Paulina TURAUSKAITĖ

Costume designer — Liucija KVAŠYTĖ

Composer — Agnė MATULEVIČIŪTĖ

Choreographers — Greta GRINEVIČIŪTĖ, Agnietė LISIČKINAITĖ

Lighting designer — Julius KURŠYS

Assistants in dramaturgy creation — Ramūnas KALINAUSKAS, Aistė ŽURAUSKAITĖ

Director's assistants — Armanda RUDELYTĖ, Rokas LAŽAUNYKAS

Producer — Kamilė ŽIČKYTĖ

Cast

Rimantė VALIUKAITĖ

Dalia MICHELEVIČIŪTĖ

Vitalija MOCKEVIČIŪTĖ

Rytis SALADŽIUS

Aistė ZABOTKAITĖ

Kamilė PETRUŠKEVIČIŪTĖ

Martynas BERULIS

Martynas MOCKEVIČIUS

Voice — Aistė ROCEVIČIŪTĖ

Director Laura Kutkaitė, having created the plays "The Silence of Sirens" and "The Breasts of Tiresias" at the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, presents a new play, "Teach Me". Creating a provocative piece about school, Kutkaitė states that the theatre is a grateful place to rethink one's approach to education. In this work, as in her previous ones, she combines a philosophical gaze with humour, employs social criticism, dramaturgy created on the devised principle*, and tragicomic images born during improvisations with the actors.

Before starting rehearsals with the actors, Kutkaitė visited various Lithuanian gymnasiums and spent a day in classes with 9th-11th grade students. The creators also draw inspiration from thoughts and stories sent by teachers and students. They say that everyone will be able to recognise their own school experiences – both the painful ones and the most idiotic ones.

"Teach Me" asks, what kind of society is the current school system shaping? How are a school and a factory similar? Can we consider ourselves factory products? Where to draw the line between education and indoctrination? Do we as a society want to consolidate a culture of obedience and subordination, or do we dare to imagine a future where education truly liberates?