Big Fish

In the organizer's words:

If you believe Edward Bloom, it is the memories of a person's experiences that make them immortal. Confronted with his own mortality, he is faced with the question: what remains of me? As meaningful as it sounds, people rarely think about their own legacy to posterity. The hope is that special memories will remain. Stories that inspire others to great things and immortalize us. That's why Edward lives his life as the hero of his own story. He experiences adventures that remind us of the odysseys of Ulysses. He meets witches, mermaids, a giant and no matter what task he is given, he masters it with bravura and ease. Of course, he discovers love and holds on to it. Everything succeeds! That's how he tells his son Will, in fabulous, colorfully decorated stories. But Will is a realist and can't stand his father's heroic tales. He constantly wonders what is true and what is a lie. The bond between father and son is strained to breaking point when Edward falls seriously ill and the end of his real story is imminent. Will, soon to be a father himself, wants to understand and sets out in search of the truth, the story behind the story. Will Will finally be able to see the world through his father's eyes?

Book by John August
Music and lyrics by Andrew LippaAfterthe novel Big Fish by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Pictures film written by John August German by Nico Rabenald