THE STONE 2013

Directed By Athena Xenidou Set Design and Costumes by Stavros Antonopoulos Music by George Kolias Video Art by Anna Fo Light Design by George Koukoumas Cast: Annita Santorinaiou, Stella Fyrogeni, Neoklis Neokleous, Elena Papadopoulou, Niovi CHaralambous, Antonia Charalambous About The Play “As a house passes from owner to owner, and from generation to generation, the secrets buried in the garden and seeping from the walls reveal themselves.” 1935: A young couple buys the house from a Jewish family, and so the myth begins 1953: The couple’s daughter discovers the stone 1978: The family returns to claim what’s rightfully theirs 1993: The house is back in their possession It’s important to mention that, although this is what happens chronologically in the story, the writer, Marius von Mayenburg, does not present the story in a linear way in the play. Instead, the time periods are interspersed and a scene in 1935 can appear just before or just after a scene in 1993 or another in 1978. By mixing up the chronology, the family’s secrets and past history can be revealed in a much more dramatic and complex manner.