OSKAR WERNER - Kompromisslos in die Wiedergeburt - Gastspiel von Bernhard Dechant

In the organizer's words:

A radical play about genius, crashes and alcohol

"I was allowed to sit at the table of the gods" - a quote from Oskar Werner, the theater and film actor with the magical voice. Idolized by many during his lifetime, he became famous for the film Jules et Jim, in which he shaped a new, differentiated image of men. But: How much God can a single person tolerate without breaking? And who were these gods at whose table Werner sat? A table at which the highly sensitive artist ultimately drank himself to death in front of his audience.
In life as in play, Oskar Werner was excessive and uncompromising. Bernhard Dechant,
Sophie Resch and Stefan Sterzinger follow this maxim in order to explore myth and reality and the
and the interplay between genius, addiction and sensationalism.
A homage to the artist Oskar Werner derails into a merciless examination of how Austrian society deals with the popular drug alcohol.
Do we want to sit at Oskar Werner's "table of the gods" or lie under it?
"In failure lies the greatest truth and only the love of truth creates miracles".
The evening fails, but the glass remains half full.

Team
Acting, concept and text: Bernhard Dechant Direction & dramaturgy: Sophie Resch Live music: Stefan Sterzinge

Price information:

B.O.: 9,- Euro reduced / 18,- Euro normal B.O.: 9,- Euro reduced / 18,- Euro normal Free of charge: Students of the FSU and EAH can get their Kulturticket at the Jena Tourist Information and at the Box Office without additional payment on presentation of their thoska.