Apologiae 4 & 5
Theatre
2025
Apologiae 4 & 5
by Efthimis Filippou
Translated by Kyriacos Karseras
Two ex-lovers meet again. Where? They don’t know. All they want to do is sing, but first, they must prove themselves worthy. An Examiner guides the couple through a trial, a fever dream, a karaoke party, a therapy session, a fight for survival. Who is going to win? A hilariously absurdist ritual of self-definition, this new play by Academy Award Nominee Efthimis Filippou (DOGTOOTH, THE LOBSTER, KINDS OF KINDNESS) asks an essential question: How far will you really go to be accepted?
Cast
Chloe Howard
Jahsiah Mussig
Grayson Richmond
Chorus
Jasmine Brooks
Sebastián Eddowes-Vargas
Elli Fotopoulou
Aura Michelle
Chinna Palmer
Karoline Vielemeyer
by Efthimis Filippou
Translated by Kyriacos Karseras
“If swimming gives me pleasure, may I never dive again into clear blue waters. If I sleep soundly at night, may my pillow turn to stone and my sheet to steel. If I say interesting things, may I lisp only trivial things in my conversations from now on .”
Two ex-lovers meet again. Where? They don’t know. All they want to do is sing, but first, they must prove themselves worthy. An Examiner guides the couple through a trial, a fever dream, a karaoke party, a therapy session, a fight for survival. Who is going to win? A hilariously absurdist ritual of self-definition, this new play by Academy Award Nominee Efthimis Filippou (DOGTOOTH, THE LOBSTER, KINDS OF KINDNESS) asks an essential question: How far will you really go to be accepted?
Chloe Howard
Jahsiah Mussig
Grayson Richmond
Chorus
Jasmine Brooks
Sebastián Eddowes-Vargas
Elli Fotopoulou
Aura Michelle
Chinna Palmer
Karoline Vielemeyer
Director Andreas Andreou
Producer Fanny Abib-Rosenberg
Rehearsal Stage Manager Aura Michelle
Stage Manager Colleen Rooney
Dramaturg Sebastián Eddowes-Vargas
Scenic Designer Anthony Robles
Costume Designer Kristen Taylor
Lighting Designer Qi’er Luo
Sound Designer Xi (Zoey) Lin
Technical Director Meredith Wilcox
Associate Director Jasmine Brooks
Production Manager Twaha Abdul Majeed
16 Jan 2025 Yale Cabaret New Haven, CT
Photos © Silin Chen
Producer Fanny Abib-Rosenberg
Rehearsal Stage Manager Aura Michelle
Stage Manager Colleen Rooney
Dramaturg Sebastián Eddowes-Vargas
Scenic Designer Anthony Robles
Costume Designer Kristen Taylor
Lighting Designer Qi’er Luo
Sound Designer Xi (Zoey) Lin
Technical Director Meredith Wilcox
Associate Director Jasmine Brooks
Production Manager Twaha Abdul Majeed
16 Jan 2025 Yale Cabaret New Haven, CT
Photos © Silin Chen