ZALOGOWANY

A dark room transformed into a claustrophobic fortress becomes the stage for a solitary struggle of a rebellious teenager. This musical production by the Municipal Theatre in Leszno is a study of adolescent depression, anxiety, and alienation. Instead of dialogue, the rhythm of the protagonist's inner turmoil is set by powerful musical compositions.

When a digital cry for help meets peer hatred and a mother's attempts shatter against a wall of aggression, escape seems like the only way out. Young Gary (Kacper Zając) boards up the door, cuts himself off from the real world, and enters into dialogue with personifications of Anger and Sadness. Online, he creates digital companions - Sofia and Max - who gradually reveal their algorithmic coldness. The frenzy of creating and deleting unreal beings leads to inevitable collapse.

The production is created in collaboration with the Academy of Dramatic Art in Wrocław.

Text by: Tomasz Olczak
Directed by: Michał Wnuk
Set design: Piotr Tetlak / Fundacja Asocjacji 2006
Music: Maciej Mizgalski

Cast: Kacper Zając, Anastasiia Kohut, Eryk Walkowiak, Aleksandra Paprocka-Paszczyk