PELICANS AND GRAPES

The production is based on the play "Sideways" by American writer Rex Pickett. It is a poignant comedy in the road movie genre about the midlife crisis of a forty-something.

Two men set off on a journey through California wineries, where they meet two women. At the same time, this is a journey into the world of wine, which becomes a poetic metaphor for a melodrama written in the intonations of American Chekhov.

The 2005 film adaptation of this play received five Oscar nominations and won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. After the film was released worldwide, consumption of the Merlot grape variety fell by 20%, while Pinot Noir rose by 20%. Because that was the taste of the characters in the play.

The performance takes place at: 25 Lāčplēša Street, in the Main Hall.

Performance duration: 3 h 10 min (2 acts).

Premiere on October 11, 2023.

The production “Sideways” is presented in cooperation with “Concord Theatricals”, on behalf of “Samuel French, Inc.”, concordtheatricals.com .

TEAM

Author - Rex Pickett.

Director - Alvis Hermanis.

Cast - Jānis Skutelis, Ivars Krasts, Jana Čivžele, Inga Ungure or Kristīne Krūze, Elita Kļaviņa, Ritvars Logins, Aminata Grieta Diarra.