National Test
National Test (2018) is a planned theatre production by Sogn og Fjordane Theatre, based on the play by Maria Tryti Vennerød.
Jeff Pedersen directs it.
The production is performed on tour in collaboration with The Cultural Rucksack in the county of Sogn og Fjordane.
Information
(Objekt ID 81329)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | Navember 2, 2018 |
| Produced by | Teater Vestland |
| Based on | National Test by Maria Tryti Vennerød |
| Audience | Youth |
| Language | Norwegian dialect |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance for youth |
| Running period | Navember 2, 2018 |
| Website | Sogn og Fjordane Teater |
"Everything is about a boy who isn't here. His desk is empty, like an open mouth in the classroom. Vidar is the problem pupil who has been transferred to another school, but his absence makes more of a noise than his presence did.
The class is gathered for a national test, but none of them can concentrate. They all talk about the absent one. Some are sad, and some pretend to be sad. With Vidar, things are complicated. In one moment, he can be nice and cool, in another nasty and threatening. And then the news of a threat of shooting at his new school come in.
This is where it gets truly uncomfortable. What National Test tests isn't the pupils' skills in reading and math, but we, as a nation. What should we do with those who do not fit in, the most vulnerable of all? Will Vidar shoot? Who created the terrorist, the school system, the teachers, and eventually the fellow pupils?"
SOURCE:
Sogn og Fjordane Theatre, www.softeater.no, 20.12.2017, https://www.softeater.no/framsyningsliste/2018/nasjonalprove
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Maria Tryti Vennerød | – Playwright |
| Jeff Pedersen | – Direction |
| Jeff Pedersen | – Visual design |
| Atle Øydvin | – Lighting design |
| Reidun Melvær Berge | – Actor |
| Vibeke Isabel Oskal | – Actor (Lærer) |
| Wilhelm Støylen | – Actor |
| Navember 2, 2018 | Opening night |