The Latvian Theater Workers’ Union (LTDS) is asking for the help of actor Rūdolfs Plēpis, who is in need of long and expensive vision rehabilitation, through social networks.
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It has been reported before that the well-known actor has health problems, as a result of which his vision has deteriorated rapidly.
“Currently, everything is being done to perform various expensive procedures for vision rehabilitation and it is planned to perform them for a long time, without losing hope of restoring vision,” LTDS reports on its Facebook account.
In the theater Rūdolfs Plēpis played many different and stylistically different roles. He brilliantly played roles in the performances of his teacher Adolf Shapiro: he was the Great Curly in Henrik Ibsen ‘s play “Per Gints” (1979), Bulanov in Alexander Ostrovsky’ s “Forest” (1984), German officer Gotthard Gunar ‘s “Centrifuge” (1985). His Architect Gunārs Priede’s production of “Snowy Mountains” (1986) became a real test of mastery, writes colleagues from LTDS.
In 1996, Edmunds Freibergs staged Andrejs Upītis’ “Green Land” at the Latvian National Theater, in which Glupjais Miķelis, played by Rūdolfs Plēpis, acquired a symbolic meaning. The actor also brought an unexpected pain to the play of Baron Bundula (Zeibolt Jēkabs “Dullais Barons Bunduls”, 1995, dir. Edmunds Freibergs). At the Latvian National Theater, Rūdolfs Plēpis also played one of the most important roles in his acting career: Willie Lomenu in the production of Arthur Miller’s play “The Death of a Comedian” (dir. Mihails Kublinskis, 1998). To some extent, this role was in harmony with the personality of Rūdolfs Plēpis himself, which is why it was so difficult for him to develop further acting, colleagues write.
A kind of fate story was also seen in his portrayed Lira (William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”, dir. Indra Roga, 2006), in which the hero of Rūdolfs Plēpis is pushed from the reality of the game into the cruel reality of life.
LTDS reminds that the talent of Rūdolfs Plēpjs also shone in Daugavpils Theater, where in 2000 he realized his long-cherished idea – his own composition about the poet Jānis Poruks, creating a musical performance – mystery (music by Valdis Zilvers) “Dream Games or Soul Chests”. It was also appreciated by professionals, and Rūdolfs Plēpis receives the title of “Actors’ Night” actor of the year.
“Rūdolfs Plēpis is an extraordinary performing arts personality in Latvian theater. His theatrical expressions mark a bright scene of the era, which forms a consistent and lasting sign in Latvian professional theater,” LTDS said in an invitation to donate.
You can help Rūdolfs Plēpis and his daughter Victoria by making a targeted donation for Rūdolfs Plēpis’ medical expenses:
RAMPA A Fund,
Reg.No. 40008124224
Accounts no. LV65UNLA0050012432365
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