The Smile

By Marina Kondaki, Eirini Nioti

Two women, Maria Polydouri and Katigo Skagianni, mother of Kostas Karyotakis, meet for the first time on stage after his suicide. Trying to keep his memory alive but above all to heal their own wound, they attempt to trace the motives that led him to his tragic end. Through two parallel monologues that at times complement and at times contradict each other, they share their personal memories and reflect an era of claims and illusions that indelibly marked their character.