Wet without soil - A farce on the subject of climate catastrophe

Autumn 2012
Cultural floor Oldenburg
Ensemble Theater k at the Kulturetage

Quote:
Based on the scenario of a flood disaster, author and director Mark Spitzauer develops a farce of a particularly mean kind: Their hopeless situation tries to escape two couples by each emigrating into their own quirk: Paula (Franziska Vondrlik) into madness, Hermann (Markus Weiß) into macho sex, Serena (Katrin Pachel) into brutal realism and Roland (Uwe Bergeest) into upper-teacher actionism.

The farce of this farce: Not only do the four have no chance, they are also puppets. Their fate is almost predetermined by the mermaid – perhaps also sea witch – Noah (played by Natascha Czichon), who shows them the way to the wet sinking in eight elevators.

A theatre event with true depth: What sometimes becomes an oppressive, but often hilarious grotesque for the viewer is hard work for the five actors. Their use often goes to the brink of physical exhaustion, without their art of representation suffering as a result.

But this is not the only reason why the premiere audience was amazed: Thanks to the work of Bernhard Weber-Meinardus and Michael Olsen, the unadorned hall of Theater k has been transformed into a unique stage: On a total of four levels on two floors, equipped with hundreds of equipment details, the figures of this inspiring staging fight against the inevitable outcome.
End of quotation (Klaus Fricke, NWZ)

Link to a press article in the Oldenburg daily newspaper NWZ

Text and direction: Mark Spitzauer
Performers: Markus Weiß, Franziska Vondrlik, Natascha Czichon, Uwe Bergeest, Katrin Pachel
Technique: Norman Hellbusch
Stage: Michael Olsen and Bernhard Weber-Meinardus

Scene pictures

Christian (Uwe Bergeest, Oldenburg) Serena (Kathrin Pachel, Braunschweig) Hermann (Markus Weiß, Oldenburg) Paula (Franziska, Vondrlik, Oldenburg)

Serena (Kathrin Pachel, Braunschweig)