Portfolios on Arian Wichmann - Sprecher & Schauspieler

Die Verwandlung

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100

“One morning, as Gregor Samsa awoke from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin…” At first, the young traveling salesman perceives the horrifying and fantastical metamorphosis of his body as an opportunity to escape his tormenting fears, meaningless obligations, and feelings of guilt. But soon, the beetle is deemed unbearable by his family, until he succumbs to their endless humiliation and degradation. A play based on Kafka’s world-famous novella, which the admirer of Goethe wrote within three weeks in the year of his visit to Weimar in 1912.

Don Juan

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100

Don Juan, a restless young nobleman with a lavish lifestyle, lives in Sicily with his loyal servant Sganarelle, where he seduces both young noblewomen and simple maidservants alike. He is solely interested in conquering his chosen target, and his interest wanes instantly once his goal is achieved. He abducts Donna Elvira from the convent, marries her, murders her father, the Commander, and abandons her in the same moment with flimsy excuses. This time, however, his escape has serious consequences, as not only is Donna Elvira seeking revenge, but her brothers also demand retribution.

Goethes Faust

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100

Two young actors and an old play: What does it do to them? And what do they do to the play, which is full of twists and mysteries? Life plans, time travel, humanity’s utopia, and the eternal drive for knowledge — Goethe spent 60 years writing it. He declared the second part unperformable and sealed the manuscript. On the occasion of its premiere in 1829, the Weimar poet expressed his skepticism: “Do with my Faust whatever you like.” With the depth of the text in mind, cheerfulness and imagination are one way to approach the work.

Leonce und Lena

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100

The life of the rich is like a long Sunday: this is Büchner’s critical view of society and at the same time a reflection of our times. “What people don’t do out of boredom! They study out of boredom, they fall in love, marry and reproduce out of boredom and finally die out of boredom and all with the most important faces. All these heroes, these saints, these sinners are basically refined idlers” (Leonce) Recognition is our theme. Leonce and Lena as people of our time, with a longing for love and the fulfillment of ideals. If the narcissist didn’t stand in the way, the world would be so beautiful and literature would have one less tragic story.