Directed by Sara Lucu and Mišo Mićić, with dramaturgical work by Mićić. Produced by BobuBob Teater in co-production with Gornji Oder, Ljubljana. Performed in English and a little Slovene.
Balancing political insight with personal storytelling, the monocomedy tracks Juan as he navigates the grueling, absurd and deeply moving process of fully integrating into his second homeland — studying the Slovenian constitution, learning the language, and attempting to recite Prešeren.
Intertwining live original music with biting humor, Državljan Juan offers a profound and witty look at the discrete charm of social stereotyping, the heavy realities of transatlantic love, and the bureaucratic madness of becoming a legal citizen — celebrating resilience and the bittersweet triumph of finding one's place in a new society.