An excerpt from a performance of Jean-Paul Sartre's play directed by Franci Križaj and produced by the Slovenian Folk Theatre Celje, recorded in April 1966 during the Celje tour at the Ljubljana City Theatre.
In the 1948 play, Sartre confronts Hoederer, the embodiment of the Machiavellian principle that the end justifies the means, and his secretary Hugo, an advocate of moral integrity. The latter was portrayed by Drago Kastelic in the Celje production, while the role of Hoederer was played by Aleksander (Sandi) Krošl (1930–2016), who also received the Prešeren Fund Award for it in 1967. The holder of the Borštnik Ring – he received it in 2000 – said goodbye a year and a half after we hosted him at SLOGI as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Borštnik Meeting Festival, and a portrait photograph of the actor was also taken. An excerpt from the conversation can be seen in the section e-exhibitions Recipients and recipients of Borštnik's ring, dedicated to Krošl's acting career, where you can also find a photo from the performance Dirty hands, which is otherwise kept by the Celje Historical Archives.
In the photo: Aleksander Krošl during a conversation at the Slovenian Theatre Institute, 17 February 2015.
Photo: Marko Modic, source: Icon Library SLOGI – Theatre Museum.