Iza Strehar    

Every Vote Counts

"Fuck, in this country we celebrate every menstrual cycle … Which one is The Reformation Day again and which one is Independence Day? I still can’t tell them apart and I’ve been in politics for forty years."
Total cast size: 8 (3 f, 5 m)

grown-ups

comedy
politics, current social picture of the world, satire

The action is set behind the scenes during a political election campaign. Two ‘puppet masters’ decide to back a presidential candidate they both know they can influence. They start preparing him for the election. Political satire uncovers the despicable character of today’s society where money, influence and power are worth most. Elbowing one’s way to power, money or influential positions isn’t limited only to politics, but is typical also of the world of media, culture and the arts. The daughter of the presidential candidate stands out in the action of this play as she insists in her resolute feminist stance and fight against the sexist state of the world.

The script was published in the 2018/2019 season programme of Celje City Theatre.

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Žlahtno komedijsko pero Award

The play mocks lobbyist networks, media, influential connections, short-lived success and fame enabled by the media, old puppet masters and new faces, sexism and even infatuation with salvation by new-age recipes for healthy living. Even though Slovenian playwriting grew from Cankar’s political comedy, a fact, Slovenians so often use to boast, Cankar’s professional successors rarely tackle this or similar themes. So, the fact that we, Slovenian people, now have a topical political satire is commendable, especially as the play in question critiques and speaks wittily of our society and environment that both characterise us and often crucially define us.

2017

Play's productions

Directed by: Ajda Valcl

Vsak glas šteje

Gledališče Celje, 2019

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