Kifferwahn

(»Reefer Madness«)

Trailer
Musical

First Munich performance

Book by Kevin Murphy & Dan Studney
Music by Dan Studney
Lyrics by Kevin Murphy

German translation by Leon van Leeuwenberg


Premiere am 14.04.2014 im Akademietheater


Age recommendation: 14 years and above

120 Minuten, eine Pause

You think smoking pot is just a minor offence and marihuana, the most frequently consumed illegal drug, doesn't really cause any harm to speak of? Wrong! Maybe this dreadful tale will act as an effective deterrent: Jimmy and Mary are a young couple looking forward to a safe, happy future – until Jimmy meets the unscrupulous dealer Jack. One drag on a joint and the well-behaved teenager is transformed into an uncontrolled junkie whom not even Jesus in person can get back on the right track!

Based on a real educational film from prudish 1930s America, this successful off-Broadway musical presents the story of Jimmy and Mary as a bizarre comedy with sarcastic undertones and catchy songs, somewhere between "The Rocky Horror Show" and "The Little Shop of Horrors". The State Theatre on Gärtnerplatz, in cooperation with the music course of the August Everding Bavarian Theatre Academy, is the first theatre in Munich to present this great new discovery!

A cooperation between the State Theatre on Gärtnerplatz and the August Everding Bavarian Theatre Academy

Cast

Musikalische Leitung Andreas Kowalewitz
Regie und Choreografie Ricarda Regina Ludigkeit
Bühne und Kostüme Rainer Sinell
Dramaturgie Judith Altmann

Erzähler / Präsident Roosevelt Nico Schweers
Mary Lane Antonia Welke
Jack Stone Pascal Höwing
Mae Coleman Laura Joeken
Sally DeBanis Veronika Hörmann*
Ralph Wiley Manuel Dengler
Mr. Poppy / Satyr / Jesus Philipp Büttner
Nummern-Girl Katrin A. Paasch*
Jimmys Mom / Uncle Sam Peter Schmid*
Jimmys Dad / George Washington Marco Toth
Sallys Baby / Detektiv / Henker Victor Petersen
Alter Mann / Radiosprecher / Bahnbeamter Till Kleine-Möller

Band:
Andreas Kowalewitz / Dean Wilmington (Keyboard), Luis Ertl (Reed), Christoph Schultheiß (E-Gitarre), Martin Schmid (Bassgitarre), Marius Wankel (Drums)

* Studierende der Bayerischen Theaterakademie August Everding