Moby Dick

In Herman Melville's novel, the whaling ship Pequod sets sail under Captain Ahab's command to hunt the white whale Moby Dick. On board are people from every corner of the world, bound together by work, solitude, and dreams of a different life. Out at sea, tedium spreads, and the crew is drawn deeper into Ahab's thirst for revenge. In the relentless pursuit of the white whale, human greed, the longing to belong to something greater, and the desire to follow another's madness become what keeps them in motion.\n\nIn autumn 2026, Folkteatern Gävleborg transforms the ocean epic into a performance where the crew seeks both a whale and the meaning of life.\n\nCast: Björn Johansson Wernesten, Anna Pareto, Martin Pareto, Cecilia Wernesten, Lotta Östlin Stenshäll\n\nScript: Kristian Hallberg - Direction: Johannes Schmid - Set and costume design: Annika Bromberg - Mask design: Cais-Marie Björnlod - Lighting design: Patrik Bogårdh - Music composition: Görgen Antonsson - Choreography: Anna Holter - Musicians: Görgen Antonsson and David Peterson (Gävle Symphony Orchestra) - Publisher: Colombine