Modern Mermates

In the organizer's words:

The two Mermates (self-designation of the mermaids) Amphinome and Thetis are just as fed up with the role assignments and clichés associated with them as they are with the pollution of the oceans, accuse humanity and become - unfortunately equally unsuccessful - eco-terrorists after the court case fails.

"Modern Mermates" by the young playwright Simone Saftig is the winning play of "Textflimmern", the first-ever playwriting prize awarded by Theater Kiel and Literaturhaus Schleswig-Holstein. The prize is endowed with 7,000 euros and is linked to a world premiere in the Schauspielhaus studio.

The play exposé was selected from over 50 submissions by a jury consisting of Caren Jeß, Britta Lange (Literaturhaus Schleswig-Holstein), Ruth Bender (Kieler Nachrichten) as well as Tristan Benzmüller and Jens Paulsen (Theater Kiel). It plays with the competition theme of climate change in a surprising, convincing and amusing way: "Simone Saftig's Mermates is a dramatic fusion of mythology and pop culture. This text is brimming with humor and, above all, convinces with something we usually want from the audience: Curiosity." writes Caren Jeß in the jury's statement.

Simone Saftig, born in Dortmund in 1993, works as a literary scholar, cultural journalist and freelance author. In 2019, her short story "Raufaserblues" was awarded the "LesArt. Prize for Young Literature" for her short story "Raufaserblues". Her debut play "Talent Pool" premiered at Theaterfabrik Düsseldorf in September 2023. Her second play "brüh im lichte dieses glanzes" will follow in autumn 2024 and "Modern Mermates" in January 2025 at Theater Kiel (director: Johannes Ender).

Textflimmern is made possible by the 1990 Berenberg Bank Foundation Culture Prize awarded to Theater Kiel.

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