The Guitar Man
The Guitar Man (2003) was a theatre production by Ferske Scener, the Norwegian premiere of a theatre monologue by Jon Fosse.
Makka Kleist directed it.
Bernt Bjørn performed the monologue.
The guitar man came to the town where he lives because of a woman, and he stayed because of a son. Year after year he has been standing in the underpass, singing his songs for people who do not always want to listen. He has now reached a crossroads. The Guitar Man is a play about daring the unknown and to move on.
Information
(Objekt ID 1763)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 3, 2003 |
| Produced by | Ferske Scener, |
| Based on | The Guitar Man by Jon Fosse |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian dialect |
| Keywords | Theatre, Monologue |
| Running period | October 3, 2003 — October 31, 2004 |
| Duration | 40 minutes |
| Website | FERSKE SCENER |
At the webpage of Ferske Scener, the following, among other things, is written about The Guitar Man:
"The action in The Guitar Man by Ferske Scener is simple: A street singer taking a little break – a breather the mundane repetitions of daily life.
Ferske Scener shows its audience a middle-aged man midway into an existential crisis. During the play he confronts his life. He makes a final decision and he acts on it.
The Guitar Man is a production about the necessity of making choices. There is a time for everything, including giving in. Facing defeat may let you see something else entirely different.
The Guitar Man is the first theatre monologue written by Jon Fosse."
SOURCE:
Ferske Scener, ferskescener.no, 23.11.2010, http://www.ferskescener.no/gitarmannen_av_jon_fosse, and 16.04.2020, https://www.ferskescener.no/forestilling/gitarmannen/
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jon Fosse | – Playwright |
| Makka Kleist | – Direction |
| Bernt Bjørn | – Music |
| Sverre Kjelsberg | – Music |
| Makka Kleist | – Music |
| Inge Kolsvik | – Music |
| Martin Eilertsen | – Stage design |
| Martin Eilertsen | – Costume |
| Øystein Heitmann | – Lighting design |
| Bernt Bjørn | – Actor |
| Knut Reidar Haldorsen | – Technical director |
| October 31, 2004 – Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus | Show |
| October 30, 2004 – Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus | Show |
| October 29, 2004 – Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus | Show |
| October 28, 2004 – Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus | Show |
| October 27, 2004 – Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus | Show |
| June 5, 2004 21:30 – Vaglebruket, Teater NOR (Stamsund Teaterfestival) | Show |
| March 2004 (Monologfestivalen) | Show |
| March 2004 (Monologfestivalen) | Show |
| October 3, 2003 – Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus | National premiere, Norway |
| Stamsund Teaterfestival | June 5, 2004 |
| Monologfestivalen | March 2004 |