Richard Alfieri's work is much loved around the world. What are the qualities that made it stand out?The play has indeed been a great success all over the world. I think it is written with authenticity, humour and a very nice blend of depth and lightness. The faces are not paper, they are drawn with conviction. The author writes a story about two people, about their relationship knowing their psyche very well. You feel that he draws from real life, probably from his own experiences, but at the same time he puts together a solid theatrical work, knowing what to keep and what to leave aside. At the same time, this is a great success of the contemporary Greek theatre scene. Is the play still relevant, 17 years after its first presentation, again directed by Petros Zoulias?Yes, it is still relevant. One only needs to take a look at the daily press, both electronic and printed, and one will see that. In the state of Carolina in the United States, in the year 2025, the death penalty has not been abolished. I refer to this state because the husband of Lilly, the heroine played by Reni Pittaki, is from there. This state is painted by the author (twenty plus years ago, when the play was written) in dark colors, clearly speaking of a conservative area of America. But also in our country - let's not go too far - we have the Mayor of Volos speaking in this uncharacteristic way about homosexuals - another central theme of the play is the sexuality of Michael, the character I play. But beyond these grim things, the play remains alive because it speaks of the need for people to communicate, to talk to each other honestly about themselves, to find a partner, a friend who will understand them, who will not disparage them, who will be there for them. Is this your first collaboration with Reni Pittaki? How did you build the special chemistry that the project requires? And I'm happy about this meeting because Reni is so honest on and off stage. Beyond her such an important history in the Greek theatre and everything else you can say about her. Without saying too much during the rehearsals, I think we did manage to have stage chemistry. I think we both have a way of listening and observing each other (and I'm not just talking about the other actor, but also about everything that happens around us, everything that Peter Zoulias, who directed the play, was telling us or hinting at) and this is very useful for two actors to communicate on stage. In the play, Michael and Lily are two "mismatched" people who eventually come together. What are the emotional stages that this relationship goes through before their friendship is established? At the beginning, their insecurities and the years they have lived alone come to the fore and they clash. But slowly, as the lessons progress, the masks come off and they become closer, discovering how appearances can be deceiving and that they have much more in common than they imagined. Because the play is well-written (and therefore nothing progresses linearly) they still clash at times, but having now communicated more meaningfully and approached each other with humanity and love. How did you approach the character of Michael? Which elements of him did you find most difficult and which ones immediately caught your interest? Michael has been a dancing teacher as well as a dancer. So a key to playing the role is to find the body of a man who has learned to express himself with it. Michael's outgoingness, his often explosive energy are key elements, they are stepping stones for the actor who will embody him. It was difficult for me at first to learn all these dances, but I slowly realized that learning them also helped me acting-wise, it was also related to, let's say, the colors of the text I had to say. Six Lessons is a prose piece, not a musical, so it's not so much about dancing correctly as it is about dancing live so that the audience understands how vital expression through movement is to Michael. Is there a scene that you think is special in the show? I can't pick out one scene. Because they all add, as the story unfolds, a piece to the puzzle of both the character and the relationship with Lilly.