Like a Movie
Chimera and The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) presented Like a Movie by Ingrid Sandberg, directed by Nicola Samad the spring of 2001.
Like a Movie is a monologue discussing racism and violence among youth without simplistic answers or claims, to keep the discussion going after the headlines are forgotten. The monologue is based on conversations Ingrid Sandberg has had with a young girl with background from a Neo-Nazi community.
Information
(Objekt ID 1979)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 13, 2001 |
| Produced by | |
| Coproducers | The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) |
| Based on | Like a Movie by Ingrid Sandberg |
| Audience | Youth (from 13 to 16) |
| Audience size | 2000 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Monologue |
| Running period | March 13, 2001 |
| Duration | 50 minutes |
| Website | Det Åpne Teater |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 8m |
| Maximum stage width | 8m |
| Minimum stage depth | 6m |
| Maximum stage depth | 6m |
| Minimum stage height | 4m |
| Maximum stage height | 4m |
| Lights requirements | Please contact Chimera |
| Audio requirements | Please contact Chimera |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 120 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 60 minutes |
Like a Movie by Ingrid Sandberg, presented by Chimera and The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) was about a 16 year old Norwegian girl.
She, her mother and her father have recently moved to another town. It is hard for her. She finds it hard to get to know others in her new school and she is bored. Her parents are so preoccupied with their own problems they barely have the time to listen to her. She feels alone in the world.
Then Caro comes along. Caro is cool and different and she introduces her to her friends. She gets to know a world previously unknown to her. "We are afraid to tell the truth, we stand together."
She lets herself be seduced and she hops onto an express train out of her control. Her dream of belonging and friendship is transformed into a nightmare.
Like a Movie used simple stage design, a black room with a chair, a room for interrogation. Here the audience met the 16 year old girl after arson causing death, committed by Neo Nazis. As in a movie the story was told in a retrospective way.
Sources:
The Norwegian Association of Performing Arts/NAPA, danseogteatersentrum.no, 03.11.2010, http://www.danseogteatersentrum.no/sck/members.shtml?act=prod&aid=133&prid=1
The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), Archive, Like in a Movie
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ingrid Sandberg | – Playwright |
| Nicola Samad | – Direction |
| Marianne Furevold-Boland | – Actor |
| Marius Kleppe Kolstad | – Technician |
| Annalisa Dal Prá | – Producer |
| April 26, 2001 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| April 25, 2001 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| April 24, 2001 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| March 17, 2001 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| March 16, 2001 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| March 15, 2001 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| March 14, 2001 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |
| March 13, 2001 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Worldwide premiere |
"The production is powerful, real and captivating useful theatre, discussing a subject of current interest in a way inviting to exchange and discussion. The schools should know to visit it."
IdaLou Larsen. (2001, 15.03). Review titled Gripende godt bruksteater (literally: Captivating good useful theatre). Nationen
"A captivating performance holding you hostage, not letting go for several hours."
Ann-Mari Betzy Arnesen Morelle, 20.03.2001, Review titled Som en film (literally: Like in a Movie), Kulturspeilet, 03.11.2010, http://www.pluto.no/KulturSpeilet/faste/Som_EnFilm.html
"The text connects past and present, containing dramaturgic challenges instructor Nicola Samad easily copes with."
Grete Indahl (2001, 17.03). Review titled Et modig forsøk med mor, far, venninner og nazister (literally: A brave attempt with mother, father, girlfriends and Nazis). Klassekampen