ME AND MR CASH

ME AND MR CASH - A theatrical evening featuring songs by Johnny Cash and June Carter

A February evening in 1968. Johnny Cash and his entourage are once again performing one of their sold-out shows, this time in a small provincial town in Canada. The vivacious June Carter, scion of the legendary Carter Family, is there again as well. After they’ve played the final chords of their hit song “Jackson,” Johnny asks in front of several thousand fans, “Will you marry me, June?” With spontaneity and incomparable wit, she dodges an answer and instead turns the situation into a comedy, as if it were a rehearsed routine. But Johnny doesn’t let up—not this time: After 31 marriage proposals, June finally answers “Yes!” that evening.Actors Lucie Mackert and Roman Roth, together with musician Thomas Maos, immerse themselves in the world of Carter and Cash. They shed light on the two sides of a love story in show business and reveal the many facets of the two main characters. In doing so, they also bring key companions and family members to life, telling the couple’s story from numerous perspectives. With the help of new arrangements of well-known country classics, the three performers offer a contemporary take on this piece of music history while simultaneously offering glimpses of times long past.

A co-production of Theaterhaus Stuttgart and Theater Gütersloh
DIRECTOR Endre M. Holéczy
CAST Lucie Mackert, Thomas Maos, Roman Roth