The 16th Lithuanian Amateur Theatre Festival “Pulse”

On November 7–8, 14–15, and 21–22, 2025, the 16th Lithuanian Amateur Theatre Festival “Pulse” will take place. This year’s festival will feature nine performances of various genres, tailored for audiences of all ages.

The performances will be held at the Rėkyva Cultural House (Energetikų St. 7) and the Šiauliai Cultural Center (Aušros Ave. 31).

PROGRAM

November 7 (Friday)

6:00 p.m. – Performance “Nuosės su apgamu” (“Sediment with a Mole”) by the adult drama group “Stop kadras” of the Kražiai Motiejus Kazimieras Sarbievijus Cultural Center, based on a play by Edmundas Untulis
Genre – Drama
Director – J. Sankauskienė
Duration – 50 min
Venue – Rėkyva Cultural House, Energetikų St. 7

November 8 (Saturday)

2:00 p.m. – Performance “Kiemas” (“The Yard”) by the Šiauliai Cultural Center theatre studio “Gūžta”
Genre – Fairy tale
Director – I. Norkutė
Duration – 45 min
Venue – Rėkyva Cultural House, Energetikų St. 7

6:00 p.m. – Performance “Nuoma ir trys kiaušiniai” (“Rent and Three Eggs”) by the Birštonas Cultural Center adult theatre
Genre – Comedy
Director – R. Jacunskas
Duration – 1 hr 10 min
Venue – Rėkyva Cultural House, Energetikų St. 7

November 14 (Friday)

6:00 p.m. – Performance “Aliuzija į Žemaitę. Skarelė – tai nauja mada” (“An Allusion to Žemaitė. The Scarf – A New Fashion”) by the adult amateur theatre group “(Ne)Taktiški” of the Kelmė Cultural Center
Genre – Comedy
Director – G. Juškevičius
Duration – 1 hr 30 min
Venue – Rėkyva Cultural House, Energetikų St. 7

November 15 (Saturday)

2:00 p.m. – Performance “Našlės” (“The Widows”) by the Šiauliai Cultural Center amateur theatre “Durys”, based on a play by Sławomir Mrożek
Genre – Play
Director – V. Dargis
Set Designer – O. Pamerneckaitė
Duration – 1 hr
Venue – Šiauliai Cultural Center, Aušros Ave. 31

6:00 p.m. – Performance “Bona Sforca. Atsisveikinimas” (“Bona Sforca. Farewell”) by the Anykščiai Cultural Center theatre, based on a play by Liucija Armonaitė
Genre – Drama
Director – J. Buziliauskas
Set Designer – V. Žalkauskas
Duration – 50 min
Venue – Šiauliai Cultural Center, Aušros Ave. 31

November 21 (Friday)

1:00 p.m. – Performance “Kur dingo Edvinas Kratas?” (“Where Did Edvinas Kratas Go?”) by the children and youth theatre studio “Kompanija šauni” of the Šiauliai School of Arts, based on the book by D. Opolskaitė
Genre – Drama
Studio Leaders – D. and V. Dargiai
Duration – 30 min
Venue – Rėkyva Cultural House, Energetikų St. 7

6:00 p.m. – Premiere “Aš mačiau ir kiti matė” (“I Saw It and Others Did Too”) by the Telšiai Žemaitė Drama Theatre, based on Žemaitė’s short story “Kunigo naudą velniai gaudo”
Genre – Tragicomedy
Director – D. Žilinskas
Set Designer – G. Slavinskienė
Duration – 50 min
Venue – Rėkyva Cultural House, Energetikų St. 7

November 22 (Saturday)

6:00 p.m. – Immersive performance “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by the Juozas Vaičkus Traveling Theatre of the Mažeikiai Cultural Center, based on William Shakespeare’s play
Genre – Comedy
Director – A. Lementauskienė
Duration – 1 hr 45 min
Venue – Šiauliai Cultural Center, Aušros Ave. 31

Organizer: Šiauliai Cultural Center

Free tickets will be available from October 24 at Ticketmarket.lt, the Šiauliai Cultural Center box office, and the Rėkyva Cultural House.

Šiauliai Cultural Center box office hours: weekdays 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., weekends one hour before the event. Tel. +370 683 57 691.

Rėkyva Cultural House working hours: Monday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m.–3:45 p.m., Saturday–Sunday one hour before the event. Tel. +370 600 49 618.

Dear visitors, by attending the events, you agree that they may be filmed or photographed and that photos may be used for publicity on the Šiauliai Cultural Center website, in the media, or on social networks.