Krystyna Janda — monodrama “White blouse” — Och-Teatr

based on a story by Agnieszka Osiecka

o a story of love impossible, because of love for the oppositionist. The story of a woman unable to cope with herself and Poland during the years of martial law. The eponymous white blouse was a dream and a sign of adaptation to life in a country of prohibitions and orders, censorship, opposition, meat slips, certificates from the workplace, evidence, stamps and curfew and political prisoners. A land of lack of freedom, in which the Ulandic fantasy watered down with alcohol, love, friendship and a sense of humor allowed to feel the taste of life. Over time, the show became “cult”, it was played throughout Poland. It looked at young people growing up, who decided that the heroine of Osiecka speaks, thinks and feels like them.

Today, going back to that story means a show dating back to that time. But the heroine — today a mature woman after the transitions — interprets and thinks differently. The same, but in a different color, accentuating the problems differently. The show also tells the new generations, in a way specific to Osiecka, the climate and color of the past time. Emotions are also narrated with the help of ten most important songs by Agnieszka Osiecka.

Musical performance illustrated with film materials. Co-producer — Solidarity of Arts Festival in Gdańsk. Premiere — June 4, 2010

In the role of Elizabeth — Krystyna Janda

Adaptation and direction — Magda Umer Development and musical direction — Janusz Bogacki Executive producer — Alicja Przrazińska

Ensemble: Janusz Bogacki — piano Tomasz Bogacki — guitar Paweł Pańta — double bass Bogdan Kulik — drums Patryk Dobosz — drums

Light — Piotr Pawlik Set concept — [Magda Umer] Set design — Małgorzata Domańska Film editing — Zofia Halwic Sound production — Mirosław Bestecki Light realization — Paweł Szymczyk Video production — Piotr Buźniak

Duration: 100 minutes (without interruption)