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Take Care & Stay Safe

by Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv

Maureen and Markus have been pen pals for years. While Maureen is serving a life sentence in prison, Markus is part of the Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv.

  • Person liest Zettel vor großem Wandbild. Textfragmente: "My survival strategy", "because we", "would be part". Kamera auf Stativ und leere Leinwand links.

    – Person liest Zettel vor großem Wandbild. Textfragmente: "My survival strategy", "because we", "would be part". Kamera auf Stativ und leere Leinwand links.

    © Raphael Howein

  • Person steht an einer Leinwand, malt mit Spraydose ein farbenfrohes Bild. Daneben großes Porträt mit Text: I survived making art … I could create a world with

    – Person steht an einer Leinwand, malt mit Spraydose ein farbenfrohes Bild. Daneben großes Porträt mit Text: I survived making art … I could create a world with

    © Raphael Howein

  • Person malt vor großem Bildschirm; USA-Karte mit Fotos: Minnesota, Oklahoma. Weiße Route verbindet Orte. Publikum auf Leinwand links.

    – Person malt vor großem Bildschirm; USA-Karte mit Fotos: Minnesota, Oklahoma. Weiße Route verbindet Orte. Publikum auf Leinwand links.

    © Raphael Howein

Maureen and Markus have been pen pals for years. While Maureen is serving a life sentence in prison, Markus is part of the Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv. When Markus sends Maureen the theme of the monologue festival, asking if she has any thoughts on it, she replies, "That sounds absolutely fantastic." But then, suddenly, she stops responding.

The Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv explores the question of what we as a society can want together, where consensus exists and what a common goal might be, together with a person who has not been part of society for 25 years and is serving a life sentence in prison for murder. Maureen. She is an artist herself, she paints, plays the piano, loves papaya, the blue hour, and sunsets in Minnesota. She ends each of her letters with "Take Care & Stay Safe" and was already the protagonist of the production Die Brieffreundschaft (The Pen Pal, 2021). Reflecting together on freedom and possession opens up new perspectives that shake up assumptions and self-images and shift our view of values in unexpected directions.

Concept / Implementation Lara-Joy Bues / Katarina Eckold / Markus Schäfer / Markus Schmans Production Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv Co-production Monologfestival 2025 / TD Berlin

Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv was founded in 2011 by students of scenic arts in Hildesheim. Together, the collective stands for a unique form of documentary theater and passionate investigation. Their work is characterized by intensive research - captured on video, which is a fundamental component of their productions. The theatrical context is crucial for accessing reality.

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