The German Theatre invites the people of Lugoj to the youth performance "TSCHICK. Why We Took the Car", which will be performed on 12 October 2023, starting at 18.00, at the Municipal Theatre "Traian Grozăvescu" in Lugoj.
A cool odyssey for young people - the play ”TSCHICK. Why
We Took the Car” tells the story of Maik (Robert Bogdanov-Schein) and Tschick
(Marc Illich), two teenagers who believe there must be a world other than the
one they know at home and at school. Maik comes from a German middle-class
background, and for his parents the roads have long since parted, even though
they still live under the same roof. Maik considers himself an outsider, as
does Tschick, whose family moved from Russia to Germany. At first, the only
thing the two have in common is a sense of being strangers in a society that
makes it difficult for them. The play is based on Wolfgang Herrndorf's novel of
the same name, which won the German Prize for Youth Literature in 2011.
With a stolen car, they decide to flee Berlin and embark
on a journey that will become an odyssey. At the end of it lies the exploration
of reality and self-exploration. They get to know people who don't devote their
lives to consumption, but who show kindness and solidarity. Maik and Tschick
discover freedom, the poetry of the world and friendship for each other. At the
same time, Maik experiences for the first time the feeling of love with Isa
(Alma Diaconu), a girl of the same age who lives in a garbage dump and is
apparently also on the run.
The cast includes Robert Bogdanov-Schein, Marc Illich, Alma Diaconu, Ioana Iacob and Alexandru Mihăescu, while the set design is by Clara Ștefana, the dramaturgy by Rudolf Herbert and the music by Adrian Piciorea.