The Broken Jug
by Heinrich von Kleist
Marguerre-Saal
Marthe Rull is suing. Last night, her daughter Eve was attacked in her room and her clay jug was broken. Ruprecht, Eve’s fiancé, is found in her room but insists that someone else has destroyed the jug. Eve suddenly finds herself the object of violent insults and is suspected of having cheated on her fiancé just before he is drafted. The town judge Adam is charged with solving the case and is under strict surveillance from the government inspector Walter who arrived for a surprise visit. In fact, Adam himself is the perpetrator who followed Eve into her room to extort sexual favours from her based on false pretences ...
For director duo Katharina Schmidt and Roman Konieczny it’s their first performance at Theater und Orchester Heidelberg. They address the relevance of Kleist’s comedy, which premiered in 1808, in the context of #MeToo.
The production of the decorative parts is carried out in the workshops of the Theater und Orchester Heidelberg.
A complete list of all employees of the technical departments involved can be found here.