Former 10-Minute Play Contests
2011: BRAVE NEAR WORLD
The finalists 2011, on the theme UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA:
INDECENT EXPOSURE by Tamsin K. Walker - POOR by Nicole Paschal - THREE GRAMS OF SPACEBOX by Oliver Ralli - NICE WOOLLY CARDIGAN by Mark Daver - THE CONNECTION by Joshua Crone
The plays were directed by RANDEE TRABITZ and performed from March 12 to 21 2011 at English Theatre Berlin, featuring CIARA GOSS, LEE STRIPE, JEFFREY MITTLEMAN, PRISCILLA BE and ALEXANDER THOMAS.
The competition was curated by JON EDWARD JORDAN. JURY MEMBERS were actress DANIELLE JANESS, director FINGAL POLLOCK, Tagesspiegel-journalist PATRICK WILDERMANN and JON EDWARD JORDAN.
UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA
What will life be like for children being born today? Will they see Prenzlauer Berg become a gated community? Will Mandela’s legacy cause South Africa to be the new model for civilization? Will genetically modified tomatoes officially become animals and start appearing in zoos? Will our technological fetishes ever actually save us more time than they cost us?
2010: BEI MIR BIST DU STRANGE
The finalists 2010, on the theme ENGLISH IN DAILY GERMAN LIFE:
IN OTHER WORDS by Joshua Crone - THE EXAM by Joshua S. Horowitz - TEN MINUTES WITH GÜNTHER by Sonny Hayes - BOMBAY AN DER SPREE by Kevin McAleer - HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD by Rich Rubin
The plays were directed by LYDIA ZIEMKE and performed from June 15th to 19th and from December 3rd to 6th 2010 at English Theatre Berlin, featuring APRIL SMALL, MELISSA HOLROYD, JEFFREY MITTLEMAN, FLORIAN KASHANI and LEE STRIPE.
The competition was curated by JON EDWARD JORDAN. JURY MEMBERS were actress KAREN CIFARELLI, EXBERLINER´s theatre editor SUMMER BANKS, English Theatre Berlin´s Artistic Director GÜNTHER GROSSER and JON EDWARD JORDAN.
English in Daily German Life
You can hardly overestimate the influence the English language has in German life today: in public spaces, on the street, over the Internet and on TV. Take a walk down any of the busy shopping streets of Berlin and you won’t go five minutes without hearing it. The names of business and stores contain more and more English words and even posters and advertisements meant to attract Germans use it. If you cannot understand English, it’s virtually impossible to make full use of the Internet, the medium that defines the era we’re living in.
But, what influence does English have on the way we live our daily lives? How can Grandma Erna possibly understand what she sees in shop windows? What in the world do you think a “Cake Shop” sells if you don’t speak English? Does Coffee To Go really come from Togo? And, what about the confusion native English speakers experience when they see words used that are apparently English, but which make absolutely no sense to them? What influence does this use of two languages have on the way we live our lives?
The plays were directed by LYDIA ZIEMKE and performed from June 15th to 19th and from December 3rd to 6th 2010 at English Theatre Berlin, featuring APRIL SMALL, MELISSA HOLROYD, JEFFREY MITTLEMAN, FLORIAN KASHANI and LEE STRIPE.
The competition was curated by JON EDWARD JORDAN. JURY MEMBERS were actress KAREN CIFARELLI, EXBERLINER´s theatre editor SUMMER BANKS, English Theatre Berlin´s Artistic Director GÜNTHER GROSSER and JON EDWARD JORDAN.
English in Daily German Life
You can hardly overestimate the influence the English language has in German life today: in public spaces, on the street, over the Internet and on TV. Take a walk down any of the busy shopping streets of Berlin and you won’t go five minutes without hearing it. The names of business and stores contain more and more English words and even posters and advertisements meant to attract Germans use it. If you cannot understand English, it’s virtually impossible to make full use of the Internet, the medium that defines the era we’re living in.
But, what influence does English have on the way we live our daily lives? How can Grandma Erna possibly understand what she sees in shop windows? What in the world do you think a “Cake Shop” sells if you don’t speak English? Does Coffee To Go really come from Togo? And, what about the confusion native English speakers experience when they see words used that are apparently English, but which make absolutely no sense to them? What influence does this use of two languages have on the way we live our lives?
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