Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv: Cast Away – Die Antwort – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Program
Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv:
Cast Away – Die Antwort
Cast Away – Die Antwort
German
10€/15€/20€/25€
Premiere
22.11., after the performance: Artist talk
Cast Away is Hollywood canon: FedEx controller Chuck, who rushes parcel couriers around the area, is stranded on an island with a few parcels after a plane crash. To keep himself from going mad in solitude, he talks to himself using a volleyball he calls Wilson. The volleyball became a pop culture icon overnight. It was carried across red carpets and answered questions from the media on its behalf.
In Cast Away – Die Antwort, Wilson will now speak for itself for the first time: “Up the stairs, down the stairs. Up to 200 times a day.” This is the pace of work that parcel delivery workers often perform for more than ten hours a day, six days a week. Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv turn the Kantine into a parcel distribution center and give Wilson the voice of those who are being bossed around by Chuck. With them, they create Wilson and thus give the narrative a dramatic answer.
They never ring the doorbell! They just drop a note in the mailbox – if that! Or they ring every doorbell. And then they drop a note in the mailbox. They drop the package off at the parcel shop on the other side of town! Even though I was home!
The information on accessibility is still in progress and will be updated as soon as possible. If any questions remain unanswered until then, please feel free to contact the communication department at barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 35. Please note that details may change by the day of the event. Therefore, if you find out after you have purchased your ticket that the performance is no longer accessible to you, you can contact us for a ticket return at ticketing@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 45 until 5 business days after the event (Monday through Friday between 10am and 6pm).
Early boarding
If, for artistic reasons, the door to the auditorium does not open until very shortly before the performance begins, there is the option of early boarding.
Tickets
- Reservations can be made via the ticket telephone at 030 283 52 66, Monday to Friday from 4pm-6pm
- Via the online ticket shop
- At the box office
You can also find more information about accessibility at the house here.
Concept, implementation: Lara-Joy Bues, Katarina Eckold, Markus Schäfer, Markus Schmans
Stage design, costumes: Clara Hertel
Lighting design: Anahí Pérez
Sound: Matthias Meppelink
Education: Daria Bertram
Wilson: Julia, Marius
Thanks to: Faire Mobilität
A production by Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv in co-production with Sophiensæle. Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Lower Saxony Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken Foundation, Volksbank eG Hildesheim-Lehrte-Pattensen, the Hildesheim Regional Association, the City of Hildesheim and the Friedrich Weinhagen Foundation. In partnership with doppelplatin e.V. Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
Markus&Markus is a theater collective that was founded in 2011 by students of scenic arts in Hildesheim. The group consists of Lara-Joy Bues, Katarina Eckold, Markus Schäfer and Markus Schmans. All four develop the works together and collaboratively - from the concept idea to the research/shooting phase to the development of the individual building blocks such as text, music and scenic realization. There are also specializations: Lara-Joy Bues and Markus Schäfer take care of organizational matters in addition to their artistic work. Katarina Eckold is responsible for the video. Markus Schmans and Markus Schäfer present the work on stage. Together, the collective stands for a unique form of documentary theater and passionate investigation.
The works are characterized by intensive research, the results of which, captured on video, form an elementary component of the productions. However, the collective is not interested in documenting reality and explaining the world - instead, the theater context is crucial for accessing reality.