“Waiting for a Miracle” — Premiere

The play depicts the meeting of two 80-year-old friends — a Georgian and an Abkhaz — in Sokhumi. After many years of separation, their dialogue becomes, in essence, a conversation between two communities divided by armed conflict. They recall the years they lived, their youth, and life before the conflict. They share meaningful stories from the past, speak about the peaceful future of the next generations, discuss various issues, and more.
Throughout the performance, both fragments of the past and episodes from the present are interwoven.

The play incorporates excerpts from works by Guram Odisharia.

The main objective of the production is to restore and strengthen the ties between Georgians and Abkhazians that were severed as a result of the armed conflict.

Director: Giorgi Kashia
Assistant Director: Svetlana Gogokhia
Composer: Giorgi Jgarkava
Set Designer: Anano Dolidze
Choreographer: Eka Archaya

Duration: 70 minutes (one act)

Characters and Cast:

Zaza — Levan Berikashvili
Juma — Merab Kolbaia
Young Zaza — Giga Abuladze
Young Juma — Nodar Meladze
Coffee Seller — Giorgi Gogishvili
Electrician Givi — Jano Izoria
Electrician Lasha — Davit Chogovadze
Jazz Band Leader — Badri Begalishvili
Jazz Band Musician — Jaba Janashia
Juma’s Grandmother — Zeinab Dvalishvili
“Maradona” — Beka Kavtaradze
Lana — Elene Kurtishvili
Russian General — Gogi Guguchia

The performance also features students of the Theatre University:
Aleksandre Kobaladze, Luka Svanidze, Aleksandre Kasaburi, Ana Nozadze, Monika Mushkudiani, Natalia Zedelashvili, Natalia Chichinadze, Elisabed Giorgobiani, Mariam Mitagvaria, Elizaveta Bendeliani.