Ein Stück Geschichte

World Premiere

A Piece of History is a piece of history. At the center—or rather, seated at his desk—is the so-called most powerful man in the world, representing all the countless powerful men of this world. With his signature, he seals the allure of the horrific in decrees, edicts, laws, and treaties—whose far-reaching consequences literally go right over his head. In his world, men are loud and powerful; women are quiet and subservient. In his world, there are no allies, for he always comes first.

In his world—and ours—the military budget far exceeds funding for human, species, and climate protection. Love Trumps Hate? The discussion fizzles out; the Bible as a guide is outdated, and Voltaire as a corrective has had its day. The only glimmer of common sense in this panopticon of factual madness seems to be a police officer’s views on the G20 summit in Hamburg. Where on earth are we??

It’s the year 2017. But time has gone haywire and is running backward. The dead are coming back to life, and the protagonists of this play have to hold on tight so they don’t accidentally end up in the wrong century. Because regression is the new progress! And progress—sorry, regression—is, as we all know, unstoppable. Or is it?

A PIECE OF HISTORY is both a satire and documentary theater. Author and director Antje Schupp transforms political events that washed up on her desk via virtual channels in 2017 into scenes of bitter comedy—biting, pointed, and full of desperate humor.

Students from the acting, puppetry, and opera programs sing, act, and animate: Carolina Eicker, Josepha Flemming, Rebecca Herter, Elio Jäger, Mali Jafari, Daniel Johnson, Clara Lorenz, Johannes Frederik Pisall, Leontin Salihi, Jakob Saltner, Amelie Sarich, Til Schumeier, WenBo Shuai, Lilly Sorgenfrey, Mara Suter, and Zina Strunz

Director: Antje Schupp / Set & Costumes: Christoph Rufer / Music: Arezou Rezaei

The performances on October 23 and November 28 will feature German Sign Language (DGS) interpretation.

Following the performances on October 23 and November 27, a “WTspäti” will take place in the Wilhelma Theater studio. Admission to this additional program, which lasts just under half an hour, is free.