Play "autostrada"

PLAY "AUTOSTRADA" Theatre: Aleksander Węgierko Drama Theatre in Białystok Author: Michael McKeever Duration: 80 min. Age limit: 16+

Charlie Cox is over forty, he works a boring job, lives an uninteresting life, and, as it unexpectedly turns out, has a terminal illness. Furthermore, Wally, a hitchhiker whom Charlie picks up on the highway, claims to be his Death and promises to constantly remind him of it.

After all that, in the middle of the desert and in the sweltering heat, Charlie's car breaks down, and his mobile phone stops working. Could it be worse? Of course! In a deserted motel standing in the middle of the road to nowhere, Charlie meets the woman of his life, Blind Love, and a jealous car mechanic.

His life begins to change, but Wally – Death and his travel companion – does not intend to give up so easily.

"Autostrada" is a bright and at times very funny story about love, death, and living life to the fullest. The play is reminiscent of Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal" and the best films of Woody Allen.

The world premiere of the play took place in 2003. Its author, Michael McKeever, is one of the most prominent contemporary American playwrights.

In Poland, his play "Postcards from Europe" was directed by Krystyna Janda at the Och-Teatr in Warsaw, and "Hotel Swaps" was directed by Mirosław Bieliński (Żeromski Theatre in Kielce) and Marcin Sławiński (New Theatre in Zabrze). In June 2017, the Polish premiere of McKeever's play "Season Opening" took place at the Kwadrat Theatre in Warsaw, starring Ewa Kasprzyk and Daniel Olbrychski.

"Autostrada" (Running With Scissors), directed by Andrzej Mastalerz, is the first production of this play in Poland.

Creative team: Author: Michael McKeever Translator: Bogusława Plisz-Góral Director: Andrzej Mastalerz Set and costume design: Joanna Walisiak Music: Patryk Ołdziejewski Stage manager: Karolina Bielawska Cast: Katarzyna Siergiej, Monika Zaborska, Bernard Bania, Marek Cichucki, Sławomir Popławski