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Theatrical Group "Epekina" of Ptolemaida

Wednesday 20 March 2024 - Time 8.30pm.

The Epekina Theatre Group started its artistic activity in 2016 and is based in the city of Ptolemaida. In the beginning it started as a theatrical group of the Cultural Association of the city, staging numerous plays by foreign and Greek writers. It has participated with its performances in various Panhellenic Amateur Theatre Festivals winning several awards and honors. Since the end of 2022, the group left the Association's roof, expanding its artistic activities to other areas, such as theatre seminars, concerts, book presentations.

The case of the project

Confusion, blackmail, machinations, intrigues, intrigues, races. The intertwining of the big bourgeoisie and politicians. The antics of the "eternal" Greek. The ways of money. How does a fictional actress get involved with a hysterical maid? What is the connection between a minister, a deputy minister and a major public works contractor? Money, blackmail, extortion, racketeering, bribes, power, kickbacks, scandals, love, infidelity, secrets and betrayed spouses, love-struck ministers in the arms of conniving contractors, the offspring of high-ranking people playing with guns and water pistols. Where can all this lead? But of course in a comedy to "tears".

Performance Credits

Transcript: Reppas - Papathanasiou Directed by Konstantinos Ioannidis Props - Costumes: Venetia Nasi - Evi Mimikou Musical Director. Assistant Director: Georgia Dimitrakaki Technicians: Andreas Solomidis - Kostas Lazoglou Programme - Poster by Evi Mimikou Trailer Director: Costas Karanatssios Video - Trailer and Performance Editing: Costas Manousaridis Performance Photography by Lazaros Manousaridis

Play in order of appearance

Paresa: Yanna Sidiropoulou Monica: Glykeria Papadopoulou Katie: Olga Sidiropoulou John: Nikos Metaxas Maki: Adam Gavrielides Apostle: Tasos Andreadis Rita: Despina Konstantinidou Minister: Elias Tsangalidis Basilica: Eleni Ioannidou Otto: Lefteris Vogiatzis Klaus Maria: Stavros Paspalis Journalist 1: Kiki Tsimbleidou Journalist 2: Christos Liouris

A few words from the Director:

In a Greece where scandals follow one another without any political colour in essence, as it appears in all... In a Greece where the vote is predetermined and has its price... In a Greece where freedom of the press is a concept we are still searching for... In this poignant comedy of Reppa - Papathanasiou we found all the elements that make us Greeks... "Europe has plagued us" then, that among the laws of morality we move with mastery, wearing masks and satirizing ourselves... So we decided to look in the mirror laughing at all these beautiful things, kickbacks, infidelities, direct assignments and other flowers until we change and stop being us and ourselves but a part of a whole of a country, a world. So let us all hope together for a Society more group and less individual.