Bogomil ShopovMy premiere is coming soon in Sofia, Bulgaria, and I wanted to introduce it to you. It’s an experimental theater play that focuses on immersive and participatory experiences.
The Play
We have become creatures who eat, shit, and hate ourselves and others. Hate is the only emotion that boils within us. Our society screams a total lack of motivation, will for change, other emotions, and interest in the stimuli of our surroundings. Let’s change that through theatre!
The mad scientist Aheado Fyou, who finds himself in the present from the future, along with his personal assistant with artificial intelligence, P.I.T.K.A., tries to get us to change something now so we don’t find ourselves in a future situation with no rights and free will.
By mixing light provocations, fine art, music, knowledge, and a lot of booze, all attendees experience a journey they will remember, at least until they leave the theater!
Inspiration
The play is inspired by Augusto Boal‘s methods, who guided us to the idea that theatre is not only for tears and laughter but also for expressing an active citizen position.
Based on actual events of the last years – wars around the world, political turmoil, violation of rights, and above all, apathy and hatred in society!
The play focuses on active audience participation, which is rarely done in theatre productions. It’s the best method for teaching the audience something valuable.
Music
We will have a special guest for the premiere: one of Bulgaria’s favorite punk singers, Krasimir Kunev—Kras, who will share his vision of how we can use music to restart the change!
Where and when.
The premiere will be on 7 March from 19:30 at I Am Studio Theater, one of the few places in Sofia for independent and experimental theater.
License
You may be surprised to learn that the play is licensed under a Creative Commons license, allowing anyone to modify and remix it for their own audience.