Based on William Shakespeare’s play “Coriolanus”
Premiere: December 4, 2026
Director: David Petrosyan
Set and Costume Designer: Olga Stein
Composer: Edvinas Vasiljevas
Lighting Designer: Linas Rubinas
Adaptation by Luda Tymoshenko
Drone Choreography by Simonas Jakubauskas
Translation from Ukrainian by Gintaras Grajauskas
Assistant Director: Alius Veverskis
Cast:
Darius Meškauskas
Liudas Vyšniauskas
Mikalojus Urbonas
Alina Mikitavičiūtė-Stankaitienė
Rimantas Pelakauskas
Vaidas Jočys
Musicians of the Naval Forces Orchestra:
Kazys Vainauskas (trumpet)
Edmundas Federavičius (snare drum)
William Shakespeare’s tragedy *Coriolanus* is one of his later works, written in 1607. The main character of the play is the Roman general Gaius Marcius, nicknamed Coriolanus after he captured the Volscian city of Corioli. He returns to Rome in triumph. However, times are difficult: Rome is suffering from famine and political tension. The plebeians blame the patricians for this, while the patricians see an opportunity to manipulate Coriolanus—he is an excellent general but a complete novice in politics. Yet Coriolanus, convinced of his own greatness after his victory over the Volscians, openly scorns the crowd and ignores the patricians’ pleas. The tribunes incite the people against him, and Coriolanus is banished from Rome. Feeling betrayed, he resolves to join his former enemies...
“Coriolanus” is a story about the conflict between the individual and society, the elite and the masses, and about the ambitions of power triumphing over morality. Among other things, William Shakespeare is perhaps the first in literature to so openly emphasize that public opinion can both create a hero and destroy him.
The director of the production is David Petrosyan (Ukraine), one of the most prominent and highly regarded theater directors of the younger generation in Ukraine, who works at several national theaters in Ukraine and is actively involved in the international theater scene. Since 2017, he has been working at the Ivan Franko National Theater in Kyiv. In 2024, he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine. In 2025, the Klaipėda Drama Theater presented “The Trial” (based on F. Kafka), one of his most recent and highly acclaimed works, was staged at the Klaipėda Drama Theater as part of the international festival “TheATRIUM.”
The performance is recommended for audiences ages 14 and up.
“Strobe” lights are used during the performance.
