Revolution is raging in Haiti. After more than a hundred years of slavery, the subjugated populace is fighting for freedom. One night, young Gustav, a nobleman from Switzerland, knocks at the door of Toni, foster daughter of one of the revolutionary leaders, asking for protection while escaping from the revolutionary troops… Toni must decide – there’s no time for revolutionary romanticism. In “Die Verlobung in Santo Domingo” (Betrothal in St. Domingo, 1811), Heinrich von Kleist’s novella published shortly after the French Revolution, the author recounts a dramatic love story against a backdrop of revolution, and describes two clear fronts: “white” versus “black,” good versus evil, order versus anarchy. Yet how will the story go when it isn’t clear who is friend or foe when it comes to enlightened values? In his new play, Necati Öziri contradicts supposedly unambiguous positions and interprets the story with a new level of opposition that forces us to engage in a modern-day discussion about violence and counterviolence.
- Cast and Team
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Die Verlobung in St. Domingo – Ein Widerspruch
by Necati Öziri against Heinrich von Kleist
Cast and Team
Actor
Maryam
Abu Khaled
Abu Khaled
Actor
Dominic
Hartmann
Hartmann
Actor
Kenda
Hmeidan
Hmeidan
Actor
Falilou
Seck
Seck
Actor
Dagna
Litzenberger Vinet
Litzenberger Vinet
Direction
Set Designer
Muriel Gerstner
Sound
Lars Wittershagen
Costume Designer
Pascale Martin
Dramaturg
Anna Heesen
Lighting Designer
Live-Kamera
Robin Nidecker
Assistant Director
Assistant Stage Designer
Sandra Antille
Assistant Costume Designer
Iva Ivanova
Internship Direction
Peter Gruber
Stage Manager
Ralf Fuhrmann
Prompter
Katja Weppler
Theatre Education
Literary Assistant
Benjamin Große
Gallery
