| Title (3) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program for Trøndelag Teaters produksjon Moby Dick (2014) | September 27, 2014 | Download | |
| Season program Black Box Teater the autumn of 2014 | August 2014 | Download | |
| Season program from Trøndelag Theater spring and autumn 2014. | January 2014 | Download |
Moby Dick
Moby Dick is a theatre production by Trøndelag Theatre, produced in 2014, and based on a novel by Herman Melville.
Ole Johan Skjelbred adapted the novel for the theatre, and also directed the production.
Skjelbred was nominated for The Hedda Award 2015 in the best stage text category for his adaption.
Information
(Objekt ID 41429)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 27, 2014 |
| Produced by | Trøndelag Theatre |
| Based on | Moby Dick by Herman Melville |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | September 27, 2014 |
| Website | Trøndelag Teater |
At the webpage of Trøndelag Theatre the following, among other things, is written about Moby Dick:
"Moby Dick (1851) is one of the great fiascos of literary history. Herman Melville's gigantic novel was badly reviewed, it sold nothing, and was the beginning of the end of Melville's short career as a writer; after a few years he stopped publishing books and took a job as a customs inspector. Melville himself called Moby Dick an evil book. Today it is regarded as a classic and one of the great American novels.
Captain Akab obsessively hunts Moby Dick, the white whale that once bit his legs and genitals off. Akab's hatred infects the rest of the crew of the whaling boat Pequod. Soon every person's destiny is determined by the whale, which according to myth is ever-present and immortal, and which carries the 'colourless all-colour of atheism'. The boat goes towards doom, towards the meeting with the white whale.
Moby Dick is a grandioso, abundant work, filled with symbolism, endless digressions, lexical narratives, horror and superstition.
Countless grand-scale ambitious theatre versions, movies, operas and even musicals have been made from Melville's novel - made up of an ocean of actors and gigantic sea animals. Trøndelag Theatre's version is ambitious in another manner, as only four performers are to guide us through the demanding journey of Pequod's."
Kine Bendixen was meant to act in the production, but was replaced by Kenneth Homstad shortly before the opening, due to illness.
SOURCE:
Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 11.08.2014
Trøndelag Theatre, trondelag-teater.no, 11.08.2014, http://trondelag-teater.no/forestillinger/moby-dick/
The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 20.05.2015, http://www.heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1306
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Herman Melville | – Author |
| Ole Johan Skjelbred | – Dramatised by |
| Bjørn Alex Herrman | – Translation |
| Ole Johan Skjelbred | – Direction |
| Matilde Holdhus | – Dramaturge |
| Anders Schille | – Sound design |
| Jon Platou Selvig | – Sound design |
| Gøril Nordgaard | – Lighting design |
| Kenneth Homstad | – Actor |
| Espen Klouman Høiner | – Actor |
| Herbert Nordrum | – Actor |
| Kjersti Tveterås | – Actor |
| Ingeborg Hopshaug | – Mask design |
| Karianne Barstad | – Props |
| Erik Johansen | – Stage manager |
| Signe Fuglesteg Luksengard | – Photo |
| Jomar Johansen | – Technical Crew |
| Hanna Sønderland | – Prompter |
| Marco Vaglieri | – Consultant (Visuell konsulent) |
| Ane Aasheim | – Consultant (Kostymekonsulent) |
| Navember 29, 2014 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | visiting performance |
| Navember 28, 2014 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | visiting performance |
| September 27, 2014 18:30 – Studioscenen, Trøndelag Teater, Trøndelag Theatre | Opening night |