In principle, everyone has principles. In principle, principles matter. At all times. They have been, they are, and they probably will be. Sometimes those principles turn into absurdly comic situations and provoke dramatic conflicts. Especially when they are limited, blunt, meaningless, out of place and out of time. And where human relationships begin, well, you see... there is the right space for a range of emotions - from love to hate, jealousy and generosity, sincerity and posturing, substance and pettiness. And, lo and behold, comedy turns into tragedy...
"But in principle, everything will end well, brightly and hopefully", says actress Kristina Kazlauskaitė about her latest work. "The Principle is her directorial attempt to creatively bring to the big stage and merge two of Russian classic Anton Chekhov's one-act humorous plays, The Bear and The Courtship. "Maybe I'm sticking my nose where it doesn't belong. I'm scared, I'm trembling, but I'm sticking my nose in," Kazlauskaitė worries as she prepares for the premiere.
A. Chekhov's early work has not been staged in Lithuanian theatres very often, but it remains relevant, ironic, and recognises the vices of people, their vain ambitions and the intersection of foolish principles with reality. "Do you think life has changed? And our principles? So everything is the same! Systems change, technology changes, but people love and hate, laugh and cry in the same way. Theatre allows us to look at this in a sharper, more ironic way, and it brings out some of the qualities of people's character to the absurd," Kazlauskaitė shares her thoughts.
Resolve to spend 130 minutes of your life, in principle, with a smile!
