This is the story of a lost and scared boy cruising our society. “What’s this? What’s this for? Why is this so?” He lacks answers. At home, his parents repeat over and over the same explanations, invariably ending with a resigned “that’s the way it is”. But the Abnormal boy has not developed the capacity to settle down and strangle his questions. He continues to try to find his answers, to fight viscerally against something unnatural to him.
Outside, away from home, his friends and the society in general constitute even stronger and ruthless adversaries to his way of thinking and the way he wants to be. The Abnormal endures a daily fight against the human society he lives in and which, paradoxically, tries to cover his natural human instincts. Will he be able to resist the social avalanche he lives with? If the answer is yes, how? If not, until when? Answers to this case might me found throughout “Gain of Conscience”.
Marionet continues to explore, with this work, its project “About Real”, following the production “Three Lefty Hours”, a practice of looking at reality experimenting different points of view. The idea for this work was based on a comic story by Carali published in the French magazine Psikopat. The script is about society and its rules. In a world of increasing complexity and specialization, it’s not uncommon to find human beings lost in the complex system of relationships and communication called society. Petitions, referendum, manifests, inflation, estimations, forecasts, scenarios, investment, micro, macro, mid-class, minimum income, professional training, all this is human, all this is humankind. Are there people left?
Idea taken from a comic story by Carali
Discussion and Ideas Alexandre Lemos, Lobo, Margarida Antunes de Sousa, Mário Montenegro, Nuno Fareleira, Rui Capitão
Playwright and Direction Mário Montenegro
Cast Alexandre Lemos, Margarida Antunes de Sousa, Mário Montenegro, Nuno Fareleira
Original Soundtrack and Sound Design Rui Capitão
Lighting Design Mário Montenegro
Drawings and Paintings Fernando Lobo
Photography Francisca Moreira
Technical Director Rui Capitão
Image Nuno Fareleira
Hair Design Carlos Gago
Carpentry Carlos Madeira
Set Design and Wardrobe Marionet
With the support of
Câmara Municipal de Coimbra
Delegação de Coimbra do INATEL
Ilídio Design
MAFIA – Federação Cultural de Coimbra
Rádio Universidade de Coimbra
