FREIPLANSCHER - die komische Lesebühne

For the third installment of the literary series “FREIPLANSCHER – The Comedy
Reading Stage at the Rüngsdorfer KulturBad,” host Lothar SchieferwelcomesAndrea Trude, Peter Faszbender, and Wilko.

Here’s what the three have to say about themselves:

Andrea Trude, a lawyer in Cologne in her “first life,” trained as an actress, made her debut in 2017 at the Theater in der alten Turnhalle in Gernsbach with a monologue, and has been performing (solo) productions on stage ever since. She also writes her own scripts.

Peter Faszbender, from Cologne, is an author, literary performer, and storyteller whose work moves between irony, suspense, and quiet poetry. A particular focus of his work is his short story collections, in which he unfolds pointed miniatures that range from humor to melancholy to quiet abysses.

In addition, Faszbender is the author of the Sarah Molony Trilogy, a “crimedy” series about a German-Irish detective.

Wilko the White

Wilko was always aware that even with balls of steel, you can still be
.
As he grows older, he becomes increasingly aware of this.
Exaggeration is his thing
and exaggeration.
And barbs can hurt—
Like laughter stuck in your throat.
And so he rhymes and sings about the past, tomorrow, and—why not?
About daughters, theses, temperaments
Bonn, spas, and moments of need
and Beethoven—and land in sight.