Generation Arbeit - Eine gottlos amtliche Komödie

In the organizer's words:

Play by Amina Eisner

"There is always something wrong with many kinds of work."
Heike Geißler

Work is a mutable thing that changes from generation to generation. While some people used to work hard and receive props and big bucks in return, others now have to fight against lousy working conditions and for fair pay. But how do you actually manage this balancing act between what society wants and what you yourself need or dream of? Does this perhaps require a completely new vibe of work? And let's be honest: where does work actually take place without us realizing it?

Amina Eisner's play combines the story of creation (didn't God invent the working week on the seventh day?) with the madness of everyday office life. There we meet committed, exhausted and ripped-off people who ask themselves: What am I doing here - and why?

Amina Eisner is writing a new play for the Stadttheater Gießen and explores these questions through the story of four generations in Germany. Born in Berlin in 1990, the author studied Dramatic Writing at the Drama Centre in London and writes screenplays for films and series as well as plays and radio plays. She has been a member of the acting ensemble at the Stadttheater Gießen since the 2022/2023 season. In her work, she deals with various phenomena of social coexistence from a feminist perspective and reveals continuities that are still effective today.