Road Theatre

Following a "prologue" in Berlin, the production company German Theater Abroad (GTA) of Berlin ventured on an unusual American tour with Roland Schimmelpfennig's play "Start Up". The GTA took a bus across the country from New York City to Los Angeles and performed wherever they could find an available vacant space. They also invited local high school students to rehearse and accompany the production of Schimmelpfennig's black comedy about "culture clash" and the American dream of young German immigrants. Following their tour, the GTA presented an epilogue in Germany based on what they experienced in the US.

Artistic and stage director: Ronald Marx (USA)
Participating artists: Claudia Rohrmoser (A), Marcel Schobel (A), Roland Schimmelpfennig and others

Venues and schedule:
Berlin epilogue: 27 March - 30 March 2008, Haus der Berliner Festspiele and other venues

Berlin prologue: Haus der Berliner Festspiele; 26 September 2007

New York (USA): Performance Space 122; 9 - 13 October 2007
On tour in the US: 15 October - 2 December 2007 - "NEW FRONTIERS":

New York City, New York (4 Vorstellungen) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 16.10. -Cincinnati, Ohio, 19.10. - Louisville, Kentucky, 20.10. - Edmonton, Kentucky, 22.10. - Nashville, Tennessee, 24.10. - Atlanta, Georgia, 26.10. Clarkesville, Georgia 28.10.07 - Birmingham, Alabama, 30.10. - Memphis, Tennessee, 01.11. - Jackson, Mississippi, 03.11. - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 05.11. - New Orleans, Louisiana, 07.11. - Paris, Texas, 09.11. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 11.11. - Austin, Texas, 13.11. - El Paso, Texas, 15.11. - Santa Fe, New Mexico, 17.11. - Albuquerque, New Mexico, 18.11. - Phoenix, Arizona, 20.11. - Clarkdale, Arizona, 21.11. - Las Vegas, Nevada, 26.11. -Death Valley Junction, Kalifornien, 27.11. - Los Angeles, Kalifornien (3 Vorstellungen, 30.11. - 02.12.)