Die Verwandlung

THE TRANSFORMATION
after Franz Kafka
In a version by Oliver Paolo Thomas
A production of the Rottstr 5 Theater

With
Alexander Gier

With the voices of Klaus Fiehe, Matthias Hecht, Lea Kallmeier, Hella-Birgit Mascus, Neven Nöthig and Benjamin Werner.

Director, stage, lighting
Oliver Paolo Thomas

Assistance
Franka Siegmund, Rebecca Jooß, Kirill Zubarev

Production management, lighting
Stanislav Otremba

Dramaturgy
Moritz Müller

Sound Recording & Mix
Jan Groenewold

Collaboration Costume
Franka Siegmund

photos
Jonas Domrath

trailer
Siegersbusch Film Wuppertal

production
Oliver Paolo Thomas, Alexander Ritter

Duration: approx. 70 minutes

"When Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin."
The first sentence in Franz Kafka's DIE VERWANDLUNG is world-famous and opens up a universe of fear and alienation. The young sales representative can no longer find himself, has to give up his job, can no longer support his family and experiences what it feels like to be completely cut off from the outside world. Only his sister sometimes dares to enter his room to tidy up or bring him something to eat. Unsentimental and fascinated by his increasingly disabling physicality, then again full of world-weariness and self-doubt, Gregor observes his ongoing transformation into a - yes, what actually?

A minimalist chamber play for Kafka connoisseurs. (literaturundfeuilleton)

Chains run through the cave of the small theater. They are the shackles that prevent Gregor Samsa from continuing to participate in people's lives. (...) Alexander Gier shows him as a man full of a sense of duty, but also full of fear. (THEATER PUR)

Alexander Gier convinces with his intense portrayal of Gregor Samsa. He embodies Gregor's physical and psychological changes in an impressive way and captivates the audience with his talent from the very first second. (literaturundfeuilleton)

Alexander Gier's body control is remarkable when he tries to stand up like a beetle to get to eye level and take back control of the action. Soon the mother, still compassionate at the beginning, reaches for the fog machine - she sprays poison against the vermin that is her son. (THEATER PUR)

The production makes you empathize, think and search for interpretations. (THEATER PUR)

An interesting play worth seeing. (...) Alexander Gier's outstanding acting performance and the minimalist staging make the play an intense and thought-provoking theater experience. (literaturundfeuilleton)