I'm Probably Not Quite Ready (2004)
Premiere :
Stamsund Int. Theatre Festival, June 4, 2004
Script : Bjørn Are Dypås
On stage : Pernille Dahl Johnsen, Stian Hovland Pedersen, Bernt Bjørn
Director : Kristin E. Bjørn
Scenography/video : Tor-Bjørn Gundersen
Lighting design/underwater video : Nicolas Horne
Sound : Gaute Barlindhaug
Choreography : Marianne Nordnes
Funded by the Norwegian Arts Council.
By Bjørn Are Dypås
A fairly ordinary man, family man and small boss who is quietly waiting for the bread to be baked so that he and his family can go on vacation to Senja. This year, like last year, to the insanely beautiful Senja.
The performance is a monologue, an inner dialogue with absurd associations, shaped in a stage language, as much influenced by dance and stand-up as by theater.
"For a year, there has been a debate in the cultural and business community of Northern Norway about the need to find "new Northern Norwegian voices" and renew the Northern Norwegian sense of community. According to the author, one motive in working on the text is to make: "... a poor contribution towards conquering Northern Norway back from the almighty, headless, force-patriotic myth-spinners. To make Northern Norway habitable and recognizable, for others than those who voluntarily take on the role of caricature..." The play "I'm Not Quite Ready" is both charming, sad and humorous. A stellar combination. "This is an excellent debut from playwright Bjørn Are Dypås."
-Stian Saur, Bladet Tromsø
The script was developed in collaboration with Ferske Scener.
