Here it is – long-awaited program of the 33rd Drama Schools’ Festival taking place in Lodz soon. This year Polish drama students will perform in 12 diploma plays. The performance of the young actors will be evaluated by the Jury including: Ewa Błaszczyk (film and theatre actress), Sebastian Majewski (theatre director, artistic director of Narodowy Stary Theatre in Krakow), Jerzy Kapuściński (TVP 2 director), Piotr Dzięcioł (film producer, Opus Film chairman) and Wioletta Laszczka (Ministry of Culture and National Heritage). The festival audience will also be able to see Stanisław Lem’s „Cyberiada” directed by Wojciech Kościelniak – a diploma musical performed by Lodz Film School acting students, which will be played out of competition.

Full Festival program, info about the plays and actors to be found at: www.festiwalszkolteatralnych.pl

Here is a list of Schools participating in the Festival and the plays their students will perform during the 33rd Drama Schools’ Festival in Lodz.

WARSAW THEATRE ACADEMY
„Mistrz i Małgorzata” M. Bulhakov, directed by W. Raźniak
„Poza rzeczywistością”, based on W. Gombrowicz, S. I. Witkiewicz and S. Wyspiański, directed by W. Komasa
„Sześć portretów z mewą w tle” A. Czechow, directed by A. Domalik

KRAKÓW THEATRE SCHOOL
„AMOK. Pani Koma zbliża się!” directed by M. Liber
„Na L…” based on L. Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” & “Through the Looking Glass & What Alice Founf There”, directed by A. Konieczna
„Niech żyje wojna!!!” P. Demirski, directed by R. Brzyk

KRAKÓW THEATRE SCHOOL - WROCŁAW FILIA
„Lion in the Streets”, J. Thompson, directed by C. Iber
„Przypadek Klary” D. Loher, directed by E. Czaplińska-Mrozek „Wesele” S. Wyspiański, directed by M. Strzępka

LODZ FILM SCHOOL
„Jungle People” based on R.Kipling's "The Jungle Book", M. Pakuła, directed by P. Świątek
„Kamień” M. von Mayenburg, directed by G. Wiśniewski
„Ślub” W. Gombrowicz, directed by W. Zawodziński

„Cyberiada” S. Lem, directed by W. Kościelniak – out of competition

33rd Drama Schools’ Festival in Lodz

Organizer: Lodz Film School

Co-organizers: Studyjny Theatre in Lodz, Nowy Theatre in Lodz

Financed by: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Lodz City Council

Honorary Patronage: Anna Komorowska, the President of Poland’s wife

Honorary Committee: Małgorzata Omilanowska, Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Jolanta Chełmińska, Lodz Voyvod, Witold Stępień, Lodz District Marshal and Hanna Zdanowska, the Mayor of the City of Lodz

Patronage: BZ WBK

Sponsors: Euronet, PGE Obrót S.A.

Partners: EC1, TOYA, KINO 3D WYTWÓRNIA, OPUS FILM, ZASP, Łódzka Piwnica Artystyczna Przechowalnia, Hotel Stare Kino, BOUTIQUE HOSTEL, KLUB 97

Media Co-operation: RMF Classic

Media Patrons: TVP 2, TVP Kultura, Gazeta Wyborcza, Ams, TVP Łódź, Radio Łódź, TV TOYA, Kalejdoskop, Teatr, E-teatr, Teatralia, Dziennik Teatralny, Radio Żak