I love you if I’m drunk
author: Empar Moliner
original music: Andreu Gallén
direction: David Selvas
Whenever you write stories, you imagine the characters’ faces and their dialogs resonate in your mind. Everyone says that I always describe the characters’ tones of voice in my stories. I’ve been given some lovely praise: “These stories are very theatrical.”
But I never imagined all the theater could offer. And then I got the chance to find out. In the theater. Some women I admire, a company I admire, and a director I admire decide that all these characters (who lack charisma and grace and are really rather comical) are going to be presented on stage. I’ll be able to “see” and “hear” them.
A writer is always influenced by other writers, of course, but also by many other things in life. By a painting she has seen, by someone she has loved, by a wine she has drunk, by a song she has heard. I can say that Dagoll Dagom, T de Teatre and La Brutal have influenced my life: some of their plays have left me literally touched. I’ve emerged singing and wanting to hug strangers.
We have chosen the most amusing stories (and a couple sad ones, too– it couldn’t be helped). I hope my obsessions are yours, as well. I’d like it if after seeing the play – those of us who are not guild members always say “play” and not “show” – you also want to sing and hug strangers (including me).
Empar Moliner
Author: Empar Moliner
Original music: Andreu Gallén
Actors: David Bagés, Mamen Duch, Mercè Martinez, Marta Pérez, Carme Pla, Àgata Roca and Ernest Villegas
Cast stand-in: Rosa Gàmiz and Marc Martínez
Director: David Selvas
Musical director: Andreu Gallén
Set designer: Alejandro Andújar
Costumes: Maria Armengol
Lighting: Jaume Ventura
Sound: Roger Abalos
Choreography: Pere Faura
Video: Mar Orfila
Characterization: Clàudia Abbad
Assistant director: Daniel J.Meyer
Executive production: Anna Rosa Cisquella and Daniel López-Orós
Soundtrack recording: Marta Cardona (Violin), Dario Barroso (Guitars), Guillermo Prats (Double bass and electric bass), Andreu Gallén (Piano and keyboards), Toni Pagès (Percussion), Gregori Hollis (Trumpet), Vicent Pastor (Trombone), Albert Carrique (Alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet and wind orchestration), Jordi Santanach (Tenor sax and soprano sax), Joan Mas, Anna Lagares and Elisabet Molet (Chorus).
Recording studio: Fusteria estudi
Head of production and administration: Natàlia Obiols
Head of marketing: Ivan Danot
Press officers: Laura Mercadé and Sandra Costa (La Costa comunicació)
Production assistant: Jordi Brunet
Communication assistant: Roberta Romero
Production assistants: José Luis Segador and Marta Camps
Head technician: Jordi Thomàs
Stage manager: Marta Garolera
Machinists: Joan Bonany and Jordi Fort
Lighting operator: Juli Gonzàlez
Sound operator: Roger Abalos
Second sound operator: Marcel Ferrer
Transportista: Miguel Yuste
Audiovisual technical design: Martin Elena
Assistant set design: Maria Albadalejo
Wardrobe assistant: Anna Pitarch
Set construction: Pascualín and Joan Jorba
Costume maker: Goretti
Image designer: Diego Becas Villegas
Photography: Kiku Piñol, Noemí Elias Bascuñana and David Ruano
A co-production with Dagoll Dagom, La Brutal and T de Teatre with support from the ICEC of the Generalitat de Catalunya and with the collaboration of Teatre La Sala (Ajuntament de Rubí).
Acknowledgements: Òptica Sanabre and D’Orleac