Pipe Dreams, by Zipi Shohat, Haaretz

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At the Gesher Theatre, in Old Jaffa

Elder Son by Aleksandr Vampilov; Gesher production; adapted by Ben Levin; directed by Lena Kreindlin; starring Moshe Igvi, Daniel Chernish and Moshe Leon.

In a far-off town lives a frustrated, hard-working clarinet player called Sarafanov (Igvi) who makes a living playing his instrument on the streets, despite big dreams that include writing an epic oratorio; he never manages to write more than a few lines.

Sarafanov has two children, who also have big, yet unfilfilled dreams: His daughter Nina (Yael Levin) longs to move to the north but, in the meantime, cares for her family; Mishka, his 17-year-old son is in love with a 30-year-old neighbor who barely notices he exists.

One Stormy night, two people arrive in search of shelter. One of them claims to be Sarafanov’s eldest son, a seemingly impossible story, that as the play unfolds, appears to be surprisingly plausible.

Born in the small Siberian town of Kutulik, the playwright, Aleksandr Vampilov (1937-1972) was only one year old when his father was executed., an event that undoubtedly influenced his life and work. Vampilov himself died at the age of 35 after drowning in a lake. Only after his death did his plays win praise, earning him a respectable place in the ranks of Russian literature.

The Israeli production of “Elder Son” moves the story´s events to a distant town in southern Israel. In his role as Saramanov, Moshe Igvi makes his first appearance with Gesher Theater.

www.haaretz.co.il

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