THE 18TH NATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL “JAUNATIS” PRESENTS:
MARIJAMPOLĖ DRAMA THEATER
“I AM A DOCTOR”
A comedy by Molière
DIRECTOR: Žilvinas Beniušis
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Gabrielė Penčylaitė
DRAMATURG: Raul Barranco
SET DESIGNER: Vitalij Strigunkov
COMPOSER: Kristupas Biržietis
COSTUME DESIGNER: Ilona Abramavičienė
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Džiugas Vakrinas
CAST: Laurynas Luotė, Jūratė Martinaitytė, Paulius Kavoliūnas, Kristupas Biržietis, Elzbieta Girkantaitė, Mindaugas Minkevičius, Kamilė Pilibaitytė
Director Žilvinas Beniušis presents a modern, humor-filled interpretation of Molière’s classic comedy. For the Klaipėda audience, this comedy is a wonderful opportunity to get to know the new Marijampolė Drama Theater troupe, which radiates youthfulness and a love for the theater.
The plot of the play takes us into an absurd whirlwind of chaos: Sganarelle, a simple banana vendor, is passed off as a miracle-working doctor due to a ruse by his vengeful wife Martina and is brought to the home of the wealthy Geronte to treat his daughter Lucinde, who has suddenly lost her voice. With no understanding of medicine whatsoever, Sganarelle, resorting to absurd treatments, turns everyone’s heads and begins to successfully “cure” those who believe more in fine words than in reality.
In this production, Molière’s classic, interpreted through the lens of contemporary clowning and circus, transforms into an exhilarating, physically humorous theatrical experience, intended for those who long for quality laughter and incisive social irony. It’s a reminder that the theater is a place that invites us, if only for a moment, to “take off our masks” and laugh at our desire to appear better than we are. “I Am a Doctor” heals not with medicine, but with laughter and a reminder: let’s not take ourselves too seriously!
Premiere: April 21, 2026
Running time: 1 hour 50 minutes (no intermission)
Doors open 1 hour before the performance
Discounts:
50%* – for schoolchildren, college students, and individuals who have reached retirement age.
100%* – for people with disabilities and one accompanying person (one accompanying person per person with a disability)
25% – for individuals holding a Klaipėda Resident Card or a Klaipėda District Resident Card “Open Horizons”
*Discounted tickets are limited to 15 percent of the total number of tickets sold for the event, except when there are 24 hours remaining until the event. (Klaipėda City Council, June 27, 2025, No. T2-213)
To purchase 10 or more tickets, please contact:
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For group ticket reservations and information, call +370 46 410565;
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The festival is funded by the Klaipėda City Municipality
