

O.T.: Regie: Lindy Annis, Schuaspiel: Frank Büttner.ĭie Verhandlung: Boris Aljinovic – Staatsanwalt, Paul Netzer – Richter, Helmut Rühl – Verteidiger, Maurice Jones – Leiche des toten Mädchens, Frank Büttner – Angeklagter George, Frieder Butzmann – Wirt, Thomas Kapielski – Leichenbeschauer, Marc Siegel – Gerichtsdiener. Screensaver: Antonia Baehr, Kim Desault, Mirjam Junker, Ida Nathan Revolution of a Schmalz Apparition, a Tableau Vivant: Laura Kikauka, Anita Daumants, Leander Hormann, JJ Jones, Dietmar König, Gordon Monahan, Francesca Noia, Room 520: CHEAP, (Dragan Asler, Tim Blue, Daniel Hendrickson, Zazie de Paris, Susanne Sachsse, Anglika Sautter, Marc Siegel, Nina Thorwart, William Wheeler)ĭas Bettstättische Epikt: Ein Vortrag von Thomas Kapielskiĭoughnuts & the Dealers sing Fast monez, Big Life, Prostitution, Drugs: Frieder Butzmann, Klaus Krüger – Schlagzeug, Kristof Hahn – Guitarre, Jojo Röhm – Bass. October 2004: coinciding with the high point of the American presidencial elections, Lindy Annis invited 10 artists, asking each to create their own act of An American Tragedy / the American dream and present it on the stage of the Hebbel theater in Berlin.Īn American Tragedy – revised and capsulated by Lindy Annisįuture Girl: Nicholas Bussmann und Friedrich Liechtenstein When the poor woman dies accidentaly, Clyde’s plot comes to light, a jury finds him guilty of murder, and he is executed in the electric chair. Clyde Griffiths plans to kill his poor, pregnant lover so he can marry his rich, beautiful lover.

Here we see the story of a man driven to commit murder by the desire for financial gain, which he believes is the central part of the American dream.

Theodor Dreiser’s epic novel „An American Tragedy“, (1923), written in the midst of the American Century, is a classic depiction of the harsh realities of American life, the dark side of the American Dream, and one man’s doomed pursuit of love and success. Premiere: OctoHAU 1, (Hebbel Theater), Berlin. An Invitational Project as Play in 10 Acts and an Epilogue, based on „An American Tragedy“ by Theodore Dreiser.
