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
More

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/

Contributors (11)
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
Performance dates
October 31, 2004Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus Show
October 30, 2004Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus Show
October 29, 2004Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus Show
October 28, 2004Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus Show
October 27, 2004Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus Show
June 5, 2004 21:30 – Vaglebruket, Teater NOR Show
March 2004 Show
March 2004 Show
October 3, 2003Provisoriet, Rådstua Teaterhus National premiere, Norway
Festivals (2)
Stamsund Teaterfestival June 5, 2004
Monologfestivalen March 2004