Martin Bellemare. FREEDOM, dir. Dainius GAVENONIS

Play translated from French by Akvilė Melkūnaitė.

Subtitles translated into English by Arnoldas Stramskas.

Director – Dainius Gavenonis Scenographer – Dainius Liškevičius Composer – Dominykas Digimas Video artist – Aurelija Maknytė Costume designer – Gerūta Navickaitė Lighting designer – Eugenijus Sabaliauskas

Assistant director — Bartė LIAGAITĖ

Cast:

Paul, 45, Mary's husband — Dainius GAVENONIS

Mary, 45, Paul's wife — Rasa SAMUOLYTĖ

Max, 18, Paul and Mary's son — Laurynas JURGELIS

Peter Walter, 55, Paul's colleague — Aleksas KAZANAVIČIUS

Candidate, around twenty years old — Žygimantė JAKŠTAITĖ/Greta PETROVSKYTĖ

Candidate — Vaidas VILIUS/Nerijus MILERIUS

Do we have the right to change a loved one's decision if they choose death?

This contemporary play by Canadian playwright Martin Bellemare tells the story of an orderly, ecological, and structured society that grants and legalizes the right of citizens to decide when and how they want to end their lives.

The play is set within a family where members are tolerant of one another, respect each other's choices, and do not restrict each other's freedom. In this case, the family unit is a reflection of society.

M. Bellemare's plays are publicly staged in France, Canada, and Germany. The playwright's creative biography includes about ten plays; "Freedom" is his most well-known, first presented to Lithuanian theater audiences and foreign experts during the 2021 international theater festival Sirenos.

Production producer - DARBININKAI Co-producer of the production - OKT / Vilnius City Theatre

The production was partially funded by: Lithuanian Council for Culture Sponsors: Vilnius City Municipality, LATGA, VAGA, Clear Chanel, Diogenes.