Intimate Theater (Bitola) surprised its audience with a new show totally dedicated to women. The latest project “Spring awakening” deals with the problems of female population in our society such as segregation and labeling everything on different levels. In this age of cruel neo-liberalism when woman has a profession and career and on top, she has to be a good mother, housewife, wife and lover, she faces a constant bigotry and intolerance of the society that is uneducated and trained just to tolerate the model WIFE-LEADER. Our show portrays, with a large dose of humor and self-criticism, problems of all women who are actively fighting for their positions and do not fall under anybody’s influence. We look through their weight problems and their constant visits to aerobic classes.
We find them in situations with their male bosses that are regularly unpleasant. We analyzed their desires for extreme sports that give them high adrenaline – as a protective mechanism against the world that surrounds us. And at the end we talk about weddings and the stressful preparations. With a huge dose of humor, we 
analyze with how many challenges and expectations a woman must face. And the irony to be bigger, she rarely gets recognition- says the director Sofija Ristevska.
It is interesting to mention that it is Sofija’s first time acting. That way, she can learn more about this part of the profession, in order to be more innovative and craftier in her work as a director.
The show is done on texts of Franck Wedekind and documentary materials. The playwright is Biljana Krajcevska.
Cast: Zdravko Stojmirov, Stefanija Milevska and Sofija Ristevska.
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Stefanija Milevska is a singer, dancer and actress. She’s finished pop and jazz singing in Sofia, Bulgaria. Her physical and vocal abilities enrich and upgrade her artistry on the stage. She was part of “There is no messing around with love” – a show of The Intimate Theatre which was her second collaboration with this theatre house. Stefanija also promoted her first music album “Retro- Perspective”, had live shows in almost all larger towns in the state.
Zdravko Stojmirov, an actor, graduated actor’s play in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and, so far has taken part in almost every production of the Intimate Theatre. He works at Bitola and Prilep Theatre and takes part in many projects of The Small Drama Theatre from Bitola. He has very specific actor’s expression, characterised with big transformation through his body and vocal work.
Sofija Ristevska, director, graduated as theatre director in Sofia, Bulgaria, and has already directed over 30 plays in many theatres in the state, in Serbia and Bulgaria. Her “Intimate Theatre” exists over 5 years and in this independent cultural space, she tries to create a theatrical world based on documentary materials usually made by the project participants. 
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“Deprived from food and stuffed with amphetamines? Well, that is a serial killer’s profile…I say to myself !” (Sibila – Awakening of the spring)
“It is apsurd for a ballerina to show up in a boxing hall…This is not a ballet hall” (Nancy- Awakening of the spring)
“If you were a man, this would have never happened” (Lane – Awakening of the spring)
All information regarding dates for the shows, can be found on the Facebook page of The Intimate Theatre
Intimate Theatre/ address Stiv Naumov no.35/ Bitola/ tel.no.for reservations 078 307 569/ ticket price 150.oo denars
Director / Sofija Ristevska
Dramaturge/ Biljana Krajcevska
Actors/ Zdravko Stojmirov/ Stefanija Milevska/ Sofija Ristevska
Choreographer/ Kire Miladinovski
Choice of music and sound design/ Andrej Gjorgievski
Make uo/ Ksenija Vangelovska
Hair/ Andrijana Petrovska – LTD Salon
Photographer/ Petar Tasevski
Photography design/ Vladimir Vidanoski
Design of the promotional material/ Daniela Dimitrovska
Frank Wedekynd (1864-1918) is a German writer who wrote when Freud gave his theory on sexuality in the beginning of the XX-th century. He started as a journalist and an actor, writing poems and pantomime. His first play “Awakening of the spring” is his most popular piece. Very big portion of his production are plays in which the focal point are instincts and passions. He often appeals to provincial morale and social conventions that describe in detail human primordial love and passion. “Awakening of the spring” caused some serious reactions, back then. This piece criticizes the sexually-oppressive culture of the XIX century and portrays very live dramatization of the erotic phantasies. Regarding the controversial themes (puberty, sexuality, rape, child abuse, homosexuality, suicide, abortion) the play was often forbidden or censored. The first time the play was performed in English was in New York in 1917 in front of carefully selected audience. Wedekynd had great influence on expressionism in german dramaturgy and on many writers of Middle Europe.