Omantunnon mato: 3-näytöksinen (4 kuvaelmaa) kansannäytelmä lauluineen

Set in a modest farmstead, the drama opens in the Torkkola household where a melancholy master, his weary wife, and a handful of laborers gather around a solitary bowl of steaming porridge. Their daily routine is punctuated by lively folk songs that echo the rhythms of harvest, community dances, and the restless spirit of the countryside. A rickety wooden chair, a crackling stove, and the distant fields of rye set the stage for an intimate look at life on the margins of wealth and want.

Through quick‑witted exchanges and sardonic prayers, the characters reveal the tension between duty and desire, the weight of tradition and the hope for something sweeter. As the day’s work looms—cutting hay, mending fences, and negotiating prices—their banter hints at deeper frustrations and hidden ambitions, all wrapped in a humor that feels both timeless and rooted in early‑20th‑century Finnish village life. Listeners will be drawn into a world where every song, sigh, and sigh‑song carries the pulse of a community striving to survive and find meaning together.