Zsolt Pozsgai: Szent-Györgyi
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"You call me home, I have a country, I have never thought of it with such power, I have not been touched by this word, as if my father or mother had called me. Is there anyone who cares about it?"
"The Homecoming of a Nobel Prize-winning Albert Szent-Györgyi premiere
A new, moving play will be performed at the Szeged Cellar Theatre, which presents an exciting chapter in the life of one of Hungary's most famous scientists, Albert Szent-Györgyi. The focus of the play is on the return of Szent-Györgyi to his old age, when, after years in America and many scientific discoveries, he returns to Hungary, where he again faces his past and the social and political environment he once left behind.
The performance looks at the life and work of Szent-Györgyi from a unique perspective: it is not only about his memories, but also about his deeper spiritual world, the background of his decisions, his world vision and his love for his country. On the scene, the sites that determine his life, such as Szeged, where he did his famous vitamin C research, and then the United States, which for a long time provided him with shelter and new opportunities.
His youth, his scientific vocation, his humanity and his deep moral senses are confronted with the recollections. In the performance, the figure of Szent-Györgyi is revealed not only as a scientist but also as a fallible, thinking man who, despite his great achievements and recognition, struggles with doubts and reinterprets his own role in the world. The weight of his life's personal tragedies, his longing for his country and the way in which he feels more and more social responsibility through the Nobel Prize recognition.
In addition to the seriousness inherent in the history of Szent-Györgyi, the fine, sarcastic humor of the scientist appears in the play, which sheds light on the simple joys of life, the Hungarian mentality and its relationship with the world.
Starring: Albert Szent-Györgyi: Zoltán Nagyhegyesi Márta Morbíró: Beáta Büky Little Nelli: Carpenter Veda Ilona Banga: Ágnes Csomor Professor Miskolczy: József Balog Bruno: Gábor Zalán
Dress and Costume Designer: Anna Varsányi Presented by: Orsolya Kancsár