The play, based on the short story of Juoz Tumos-Vaižgants, is worthy of the attention of a true connoisseur of literature and theater. Actress Agnė Šataitė, who plays the main role in the play, won the Golden Stage Cross in 2014.
As Juozas Tumas–Vaižgantas himself wrote, uncles and aunts mean not so much a kinship relationship, but a social relationship between the owners who inherited the farm and the "uncles" who stayed here to work and toil, whose position is something mixed between a servant, a mercenary and a family member, but more difficult than mercenary, because work is done without pay, usually only for "food and scanty clothing". Based on the short story, director Gabrielė Tuminaitė's staging depicts exactly these "uncles" and "uncles": Mykoliukas - actor Karolis Kasperavičius, Severiutė - actress Agnė Šataitė and Rapolas - actor Mindaugas Capas. The characters created by the masterful hand of the writer, even though they are placed in the rough circumstances of the slave village, are able to deeply feel, observe and understand themselves, experience the highest moments of being.
"This is the story of each of us, we are all Mykoliukas and Severiutės. We lose, let go of happiness and don't know who is to blame for it. The story of Mykoliuk and Severiutė is not only a vision of love. This is the moment when a dream is created out of pain and loneliness, when the world breaks because life is too strong and all that remains is the daily duty of living. Only that one dream helps. This work reminded us of our dreams and we share them with the audience," says director Gabrielė Tuminaitė.
The performance of the small theater highlights the strong sides of Vaižgant's short story: a tense plot, a mixture of lyricism and rough sexuality, and most importantly, the exceptional character of Severia. She is open, temperamental, lively. "She fully corresponds to the formula of Vaižgant's vital person and is the star of the performance" - wrote literary critic Regimantas Tamošaitis about Agnes Šataitė Severija.
Tired of the endless flow of information, the audience is invited to rest their spirits in the performance: the director is convinced that this is the advantage of the classics. "When there is so much information and new creations that aim to shock, the classic work of Vaižgant becomes an escape from the noise and chaos. It's like sitting on a bench and sitting by the Lithuanian lagoon until morning, observing a simple but beautiful view, breathing deeply, taking your time," says Gabrielė Tuminaitė.
