Date: 23 May
Author: Adam Mickiewicz
Title: Master Thaddeus. Book Six The Settlement, Book Seven The Meeting, Book Eight The Foray
Original title: Pan Tadeusz
Director: Piotr Cieplak

Auditorium: Boguslawski Hall 

Running time: approx. 2h 30 min
no interval

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MASTER THADDEUS: Book 6 "The Settlement", Book 7 "The Meeting", Book 8 "The Foray"



„Pan Tadeusz”, Księga VI: „Zaścianek”. Ilustracja: Maria Bulikowska


Book Six The Settlement

- The warlike preparations for the foray 
- The Protazy's expedition 
- Father Warm's and the Judge discuss public matters 
- The continuation of Protazy's fruitless mission 
- A digression about hemp 
- The noble's settlement 
- The description of Maciek Dobrzyński

MASTER THADDEUS, Book 6 The Settlement. Illustration: Maria Bulikowska  




„Pan Tadeusz”, Księga VII: „Rada”. Ilustracja: Marcin Surma

Book Seven The Meeting

- Advice of Bartek, known as the Prussian 
- A material advice of Maciek the Baptist
- Political argument of Mister Buchman 
- Jankiel urges harmony, cut-off by the Pen-Knife 
- The matter of Gervazy, which reveals the results of parliamentary eloquence 
- The protest of old Maciek 
- A sudden arrival of military reinforcements disrupts the council 
- Down with Soplica!

MASTER THADDEUS, Book 7 The Meeting. Illustration: Marcin Surma  




„Pan Tadeusz”, Księga VIII: „Zajazd”. Ilustracja: Mariusz Libel

Book Eight The Foray

- The Seneschal's astronomy - The Official's remarks on comets  
- The mysterious scene in the Judge's room 
- Thaddeus wishing to disentangle himself, is more deeply ensnared
- A new Dido
- The Foray
- The Apparitor's final protest
- The Count conquers Soplica estate - The assault and massacre 
- Gervazy the butler
- A banquet after the foray 

MASTER THADDEUS, Book 8 The Foray. Illustration: Mariusz Libel  


director:  Piotr Cieplak
set and lighting designer: Andrzej Witkowski
music and sound: Anna Lobedan, Paweł Paprocki, Marcin Przybylski, Mateusz Rusin

Cast:

Narrator, Maciek-of-Macieks Anna Seniuk
Narrator Jan Englert
Thaddeus Grzegorz Kwiecień
Zosia Wiktoria Gorodeckaja
Telimena Dominika Kluźniak
Father Worm Mariusz Bonaszewski
Judge, Prussian Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Tribune Janusz Gajos
Jankiel Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska (guest actor)
Count Przemysław Stippa
Chamberlain Jerzy Łapiński
Gerwazy Piotr Grabowski
Protazy (Usher) Oskar Hamerski
Assessor Marcin Hycnar
Baptist Waldemar Kownacki
Steward, Maciej-Bucket Karol Pocheć
Razor Kamil Mrożek
Skoluba Mateusz Rusin
Bartek, the 'Awl' Marcin Przybylski
Buchman Adrian Zaremba
Chook Karol Dziuba

Production team:

director's assistant: Wiktoria Monika Gołębiewska
stage manager: Adam Borkowski

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