Premiere 2017
Playwright: Milan Marković Matthis
Translated from English by Marija Kobylskaja
Director: Marius Pažereckas
Costume Designer: Ana Romanova
Composer: Edvinas Vasiljevas
Video Projections by Tomas Jurginas
Lighting Designer Stasys Jamantas
Assistant Director Vaidas Jočys
Cast:
Mr. Rabbit – Mikalojus Urbonas
Jovan – Jonas Baranauskas
Doctor No. 1 – Vaidas Jočys
Mira / Fox – Toma Gailiutė
Dad / Petaras – Vidas Jakimauskas
Mom / Elderly Woman – Sigutė Gaudušytė
No. Two / Nurse / Bear / Boss – Karolis Maiskis
“Good Morning, Mr. Rabbit” is a critique of market-driven contemporary art and society; it is an analysis of narcissistic fantasies; a story about intergalactic friendship, about Buddha and a butterfly, about a little bird perched on a shoulder, about dogs, cats, and dolphins… (Milan Marković Matthis)
This is a play about the schizophrenia of modern consumer society. A performance about a young person disillusioned with the consumerist “buy or die” society in which he is trying to survive. Consumer Society versus the Individual. The Individual versus Consumer Society. Masculinity versus Femininity. Femininity versus Masculinity. Freedom versus Stigmatization. Stigmatization versus Freedom. Madness versus Treatment. Treatment versus Insanity. Insanity versus Eccentricity… A vicious cycle… At first glance, it seems impossible to escape this labyrinth. But only at first glance. As you delve deeper into this story, one thing becomes clear: this is a drama whose fundamental conflict is as old as the world itself. It is the conflict between responsibility and freedom. In theatrical terms—between love and duty. This drama explores the struggle to adapt to the rules of the world around us. It is like a handbook describing the rules of the game when the game becomes life—real life.
The play’s author is Milan Marković, a young and already internationally acclaimed Serbian playwright, writer, and performer, born in 1978 in Belgrade and living in Malmö, Sweden. His works, staged at major national theaters in Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Italy, as well as on the independent scene, showcase important aspects of his artistic practice. Plays based on his works have been staged in Denmark and Germany. He is an active member of “FyraBen.”
