“…I live amok?” Do you even know what ‘amok’ is? Amok in the Indonesian language means a fit of rage that leads to murder…”
One stormy night, two men meet aboard a ship sailing to Europe. One is a doctor returning from faraway Indonesia, where he needed to work for his livelihood. During their encounter, we uncover the story behind the madness of this doctor who had lived in isolation and boredom until a beautiful, bold, noble Western woman entered his life, seeking his assistance. From that moment on, his life spiraled out of control. This powerful psychological drama, based on the novel by the famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, centers on the fatal madness of love.
Creators:
Written by: Stefan Zweig
Translated by: Roy Chen
Produced and directed by: Michael Teplitsky
Stage design: Polina Adamov
Lighting design: Misha Chernyavsky and Inna Malkin
Costume design: Yehudit Aharon
Choreography: Lena Rosenberg
Shadow play: Ksenia Moroz
Original score: Eugene Levitas
Assistant director: Yasmine Bar Shalom Agmon
Cast:
Dudu Niv
Anna Dubrovitsky
Ori Levanon
Kseniya Moroz
Duration: About 75 minutes, nointermission
First performance: 9 June 2021