Written by playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig, START UP is a black comedy about young Europeans coming to the United States to try to find their fortunes on their journey to the west. The play deals with the artistic reflection of this image of America, the confrontation between American pragmatism and German idealism, about ideals and disillusionment. German Theatre Abroad is traveling with this play in a bus from east to west and will perform wherever they find an empty room. The total project is a theatrical, transitory experiment and will be documented by a film team. The finnished documentary will tell ...Read More
Written by playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig, START UP is a black comedy about young Europeans coming to the United States to try to find their fortunes on their journey to the west. The play deals with the artistic reflection of this image of America, the confrontation between American pragmatism and German idealism, about ideals and disillusionment. German Theatre Abroad is traveling with this play in a bus from east to west and will perform wherever they find an empty room. The total project is a theatrical, transitory experiment and will be documented by a film team. The finnished documentary will tell the German movie audience the story of an intercultural theatre tour. Tickets: $20 general admission, $18 students & seniors, $15 CAC members. Tickets may be purchased here on Ticketweb, or through the CAC Box Office (900 Camp Street, 504-528-3800), open every day from 11am to 4pm, and on the day of event from 11am to one half-hour after showtime.
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