The young actor with the "heavy last name" makes his substantial debut in the theater
It is the first time that Giorgos Cafetzopoulos plays in the theater and…. speaks _since his two previous appearances were in Dimitris Papaioannou's shows "Within" and "Nowhere". He plays Jerry in Edward Albee's Zoo Story, or better in "The Zoo Story", as they have retained the original title at the Veton theater 7 where the play is performed. The 27-year-old actor actually makes his official debut this year, both with the first feature film in which he stars _"The Assholes", as well as with the theater, where he plays. Graduated from the drama school of Nellis Karras, who directs the show, the eldest son of Antonis Cafetzopoulos, enters the space, giving the first sign of a path that does not follow the beaten track….
"There is no work and it is not easy to find either", says, explaining his need for theater: "We are forced to do many things, some crap and more, hope, better, so that we can also give our present. But I know how difficult everything is now". Albi's choice of this History has its starting point in his school, since there, together with his friend and classmate Manos Stefanakis had chosen her in their graduation, in the context of modern projects. Then they had chosen to exchange the roles on stage _now they divided them according to their idiosyncrasies.
“I think that in works like this Albee demeans society. Possibly the fringe could even be a great writer, but society did not allow him. I think everyone, potentially, we could do a lot, but society divides us. Cherry and Peter could be friends too….». After all, he himself believes that others label us and put us in roles.
Given the familiarity he developed from a young age with theater and cinema, because of his father, Giorgos Kafetzopoulos turned to technique, with the aim of professional preparation to face the screen and the board. "The most important thing is to learn. I try to be open about it too. To search, to learn, to listen… I will definitely have gotten things from my father, but he never taught me a lesson. Παρατηρώντας τον μάθαινα και μαθαίνω. Κι ίσως αυτή η χαλαρότητα που έχει στην αντιμετώπιση των πραγμάτων να με έχει επηρεάσει κι εμένα…. Πιστεύω σ΄αυτή τη χαλαρή προσέγγιση. Because in Greece things are strange, especially in art. We are black everywhere. We have actresses who could not be seen because they are black… That's why I let things take their course. I'm cool". As for his sonorous last name, he seems to have taken it easy too: "It has to do with others and not with me. Whoever is serious does not deal with these things. But I never thought of changing it…..».
A chance encounter, on a Sunday afternoon in New York's Central Park: Peter is a successful working family man, who we think we all want to be. On the contrary, Jerry, he's the lonely guy who lives on the fringes of society. In an attempt to communicate, Jerry will invade Peter's microcosm and the balance will be shaken. Along with her, the walls that separate their worlds will collapse while the two of them, like animals, they will want to defend their existence to the death. The first work of the American author, although it was written the 1958, looks extremely current. A year later it was performed for the first time at the Schiller Theater Werkstatt in West Berlin. America followed, το1960στο Provincetown Playhouse. "The Zoo Story" is a one-act play that explores loneliness, social exclusion and the human need for communication, σε έναν κόσμο που δίνει προτεραιότητα στην υλική υπόσταση του ανθρώπου. Το χαρακτήρισαν «κωμικό δράμα» με μαύρο χιούμορ και σασπένς: At the same time, it is also a mural of the human soul, in search of happiness and balance….
Myrto Loverdou
* THE IDENTITY OF THE SHOW
"The Zoo Story" by Edward Albee. Direction: Nelli Karras. Translation: Ifigenia Doumis. Sound design: Henri Kergomar. Lighting design: Thomas Economakos. Kinesiology, Stage Wrestling: Thanos Dermatis. Photos: Yannis Kalogridis. They play: George Cafetzopoulos, Manos Stefanakis
* WHEN & WHERE
Beton theater 7, Pydnas 7, tel. 210-7512.625
Performances every Monday and Tuesday until 10 April, at 21.15
Tickets 10 euro
Source : tovima.gr
