Sweltering midsummer, a neighboring community gathers to celebrate. Bored and lethargic, they all share the longing for another life. Only: nobody manages to actually question the limits of their own existence and to change something. In this apathy, the young Platonow provides variety with his frank, direct manner. It provides topics for conversation and awakens lost feelings. But when he refuses to accept the consequences of his words, it becomes clear: the non-binding nature he desires is impossible. 
With an ensemble of three actors* and a musician, the text material of the original is lightly traversed and re-collaged - in search of what can be told with Chekhov today. His piece becomes the starting point for a reflection on loneliness in times of upheaval and the responsibility for lateral thinking.  

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