“IOULIANOS” by Theodosis Pelegrinis

The performance of the play “Ioulianos” is based on a monologue that was written by Theodosis Pelegrinis and it is going to be presented from Monday 7th January till Tuesday 12th March 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 20:30, at Michael Cacoyannis Foundation’s Specially Configured Underground Level.

The story: a veteran actor rehearses in his apartment. His role is the teacher of Emperor Ioulianos, an eunuch, a veteran of the royal court. While Ioulianos is fatally wounded with a pike in a battle against the Persians and he is lying in his tent, his own teacher tries to express his complaint.

The old eunuch narrates the most important moments of his life that made him become attached to the Emperor. During the old eunuch’s narration, the veteran actor recalls in real time all the events that stigmatized his life and made him becoming an actor. The monologue ends with a massive twist of the rehearsal. The theatre inside the theatre of another theatre!

Ioulianos’ monologue, apart from its interesting plot, it is based on a unique idea. Two persons – Kostas Kazakos being directed by George Maniotis and Theodosis Pelegrinis being directed by Pemi Zouni- are going to play the same role of the eunuch, successively on the same day. These two actors are not being aware of each other’s way of performing.

The music for the performance of Pelegrini’s and Zouni’s “Ioulianos” is composed by Notis Mavroudis.