HEROSTRATUS
drama
Grigori Gorin
In Ephesus, in 356 BC, the Temple of Artemis was burned down. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was set ablaze by the Greek merchant Herostratus in his pursuit of fame and immortality, so that his name would be remembered throughout the ages. And instead of being punished and forgotten, the criminal begins his rise through society.
Thus begins a story of the eternal struggle between good and evil, relevant to all times and all places. A story of the manipulation of money, power and authority, which has wreaked havoc on all of humanity throughout the centuries. A story of the struggle of a righteous man who cannot remain indifferent as evil, cynicism and hypocrisy grow and threaten to engulf everything around him.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Grigory Gorin (Grigory Israilevich Ofshteyn, 1940–2000, Moscow) was a Russian writer of Jewish origin.
He began writing during his student years, when he published under the pseudonym Galka Galkina.
He wrote around thirty plays, screenplays and collections of aphorisms, with particular significance given to those dealing with the period of perestroika and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
He published the play To Forget Herostratus! in 1972, but even today it has lost none of its relevance.
This is the first of Gorin’s plays to be staged in our country.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
I was born on Epiphany, at the beginning of the second half of the last century, in a country in the mountainous Balkans. By the will of the gods, that country fell apart into several smaller entities, important and powerful in their structure and political systems, which went on to continue their existence in heavenly prosperity.
I was educated in several countries and lived with several beautiful and intelligent women who gave me three sons. I have a problem with the youngest one. He loves theatre…
So that they may live happily, I leave them nothing. That is all I have…
I have received awards for my work.
Because of my work, I am loved and appreciated.
Because of my work, I am not loved or appreciated.
I think and say what I want. I belong to no one. I am on my own, learning and asking wiser people for advice…
I am decent, well-mannered, and some people, by mistake, even call me a kind man.
I love everything young people love.
LOOK AROUND! HERE COMES HEROSTRATUS!
When is this performance playing?
You can find all upcoming dates on the Repertoire page.
BASIC INFORMATION
Genre
Drama
Age
14+
Premiere
March 11, 2016
Stage
Main Stage
CREATIVE TEAM
Text
Grigory Gorin
Adaptation, Set Design and Music Selection
Irfan Mensur
Assistant Director
Katarina Arsić
Costume Design
Dejan Gocić
Assistant Costume Designer
Vladimir Pekić
Costume Patination
Goran Mitić
Makeup Artist
Filip Cvetković
Language Editor
Nataša Ilić
Print Design
Marina Antić
Lighting Design
Dragoslav Dobrosavljević
Sound Engineer
Vlada Đorđević
Stage Manager
Slobodan Ilić, Ivana Zarkov
Prompter
Ozren Mitić
CHARACTERS
Theatre Man
Snežana Petrović
Herostratus
Miloš Cvetković
Jailer
Miroljub Nedović
Cleon
Aleksandar Krstić
Crispus, Moneylender
Dragiša Veljković
Tissaphernes, Governor of Ephesus, Representative of the Persian King
Dragoslav Savić
Clementine, His Wife
Nađa Nedović Tekinder
Erita, Priestess of the Temple
Vesna Stanković
TECHNICAL TEAM
Head of Technical Department
Zoran Ilić
Technical Coordinator
Ljubiša Živković
Lighting
Nemanja Pavlović
Stage Technician
Slaviša Filipović
Set Decorators
Dragan Dinić, Srđan Kitanović, Radovan Živković, Miodrag Đorđević, Rade Pešić, Marin Rajić, Mića Lazarević
Props Managers
Dragan Nikolić, Marko Đorđević
Wardrobe
Dušica Mladenović, Marko Dinić
Makeup and Wig Artists
Ljiljana Rašić, Marija Pešić, Ivana Lazarević
Tailoring
Vladimir Pekić, Marina Stevanović, Snežana Aranđelović
Workshop
Bogoljub Đorđević, Goran Stanković, Dragan Perić
Procurement
Dobrila Marjanović, Zoran Denčić
Driver
Nebojša Šarčević