by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Adaptation and artistic direction: Cristian Juncu
Premiere date: 26.05.2004

The play "Netotu'", with a script based on fragments from the short story collection "Ghimpel the Fool" by Isaac Bashevis Singer and from the collection "The Liar's Circle" by Jean-Claude Carrière, brings to the fore the figure of the simple man, who never doubts anything. He is the naive fooled by everyone, including his wife who cheats on him, taking advantage of his good faith. Netotu' never hesitates to do good to those around him, although they do not return his kindness, but, moreover, turn it into an object of derision. The text, apparently simplistic, acquires an accent of seriousness by relating to God, through faith, which also offers the solution to resistance to evil. The play suggests that in order to believe completely in God and in the fact that everything has a purpose in the world as He gave it, in order to love absolutely and without questions, in order to believe in your fellow men beyond human powers, you must borrow something from the way of being of a netotu. The show is constructed as a dramatic monologue that, beyond the intrinsic humor, hides a bitter philosophy, but also an intelligence and maturity camouflaged behind the most modest expressions.

Interpret: 

Marius Damian