En behalf of the people

Black comedy

Written and directed by Robert Budina

Cast

Dhimiter Hervin Culi

Partzani Artan Borici

Suzana Suela Bako

Kadriu Romir Zalla

Councilmen of prier minister Ervin Bejleri

Judge Gentian Zenelaj

Procurator Neritan Licaj

Agroni Erand Sojli

The minister Luljeta Bitri

Andi Julian Deda

Abedini Erion Hinaj

The play was played in seven different towns of Albania, 20.000 spectators watched it. In November 2003 the play was show in the Albanian TV channel Vizion Plus.

After the theatre show, a television talk show take place about the socials problems treated in the black comedy.

Synopsis

What is this mysterious disease that has swept all over Albania? This is a highly dangerous disease, unknown to the Albanian and the world medicine. Dhimiter a doctor proceeds with his study and finds out that banknotes are the origin of virus. What will the Government think about this? This study may create a bad image to the people and to the foreigners, since attacks against prevailing corruption are coming from all sides. Therefore, the alarm that this study could be more dangerous than the disease itself makes her call for a ?STOP? to the dissemination of the scientific facts to the people. He makes an announcement through a press conference on the origin of the disease and the measures to be taken from the people against it. ?Isolation of those who are in touch with the banknotes of large emission, since they are most dangerous, is the solution. Such people include politicians, customs officers, rich business people, who result to be source of infection to all the society. They must be isolated in quarantine, out of the reach of people, e.g., in a mountain.? The scandal broke out. The Government is no longer worried about the disease, but how to repudiate the doctor?s study. Thus, the doctor is called to appear before the judge for the ?untrue information? disseminated among the people. The judge decides to have Dhimiter placed in a mental hospital. However, the disease is playing havoc. The Government is forced to request his help on the vaccine. Dhimiter decides to help on the condition that those who manipulated his trial be punished. Government officials try to hurt his pride. Then, they threaten him, and later try to lure him with unimaginable amounts of money. He refuses.they threaten him, and later try to lure him with unimaginable amounts of money. He refuses. Then, all, position and opposition members, in one voice label the doctor:

CRIMINAL!