Lulu Obermayer mit Rachel Troy: Rachel und ich – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Lulu Obermayer mit Rachel Troy:
Rachel und ich

Rachel und ich
English, German with Englisch and German surtitles
10€/15€/20€/25€
Berlin premiere
Rachel und ich is a performance about a twenty-year transatlantic friendship, memory and the aftermath of the Holocaust for the so-called third generation.
Theater maker Lulu Obermayer and therapist and performer Rachel Troy met in 2005 at the Professional Performing Arts School in New York, where they studied acting and developed a close friendship. Obermayer grew up in Munich and has German ancestors, while Troy’s Romanian-Hungarian-Jewish grandparents and Auschwitz survivors emigrated to the USA in 1947.
In their first artistic collaboration, Rachel Troy and Lulu Obermayer combine Lee Strasberg’s method acting, therapeutic techniques, parlor games and storytelling to address the aftermath of historical trauma and intergenerational narratives. The performance explores the interstices of consciousness, time and language that shape the understanding of history and personal and cultural identity. Through rituals and symbolic elements, Troy and Obermayer enact their relationship and reflect on the possibilities and limits of compassion, memory and the aftermath of history. They use the theater for a lively practice of remembrance culture – as a place where personal and political dimensions meet and an intense confrontation with the past and present can be experienced.
If you have any questions from the following information, please contact Stefanie Hauser at barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 35.
Duration
- 75 minutes without break
Language
- English and German spoken language with English and German surtitles
Light
- There are some sudden changes of light and flickering light towards the end of the show.
Sound
- There is an atmospheric sound and music backdrop.
- There is some sudden, loud music.
Other
- The performers enters the audience area at one point and come close to the audience at times.
Audience
- Grandstand with seat cushions (without backrest)
- the last row of the grandstand is seated.
- 2 beanbag seats bookable subject to availability
- 2 wheelchair spaces bookable subject to availability
Early boarding
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, artistic direction: Lulu Obermayer
Text, Performance: Lulu Obermayer, Rachel Troy
Lighting design, technical direction: Michele Piazzi
Sound, video editing: Oliver Harlan
Camera: Borys Dubiański, Andi Szelyes
Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
Lulu Obermayer is an internationally active artist whose practice moves between opera, theater, performance art and dance. She uses the European canon as a point of friction to transform the hidden potential of dominant narratives and reveal perspectives that have been rendered invisible. She studied acting in New York, contemporary performance practice in Glasgow, dramaturgy in Leipzig and dance in Berlin. Her performances have been staged at the rodeo Festival (Munich), Freischwimmen-Festival (Stuttgart), Theater Neumarkt (Zurich), Steirischer Herbst (Graz), O Festival (Rotterdam), Buzzcut Festival (Glasgow), deSingel (Antwerp) and Sophiensæle, among others.
Rachel Troy, actress, comedian and psychotherapist in Los Angeles, studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and with The Groundlings. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Theater and a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. Her solo BABY won Best World Premiere and Top of The Fringe at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2024.
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