This year's THEATERSOMMER Idar-Oberstein has plenty of music in store. But there will also be plenty of drama: on Friday, August 25, 2023, at 8 p.m., the NN Theater Köln will present the play "Molière - Drama, Dirt and Don Juan" at the Historische Weiherschleife. The THEATERSOMMER is an event organized by the city of Idar-Oberstein. The festival is supported by Kreissparkasse Birkenfeld, OIE AG, Effgen Schleiftechnik, the Bürkle Foundation and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
A theater cart pulls through the French provinces. It is the "Illustre Theater", an impoverished folk theater run by director, actor and author Molière and theater manager Madeleine Béjart. The rural population acclaimed Molière's new play "Don Juan", but the income was meagre. Probably also because Molière fell out with the powerful church and was repeatedly banned from performing. It is not for nothing that he is considered the sharpest pen in France.
In the role of Don Juan, he exposes all the double standards of the authorities in a humorously biting way. While the "greatest lover in the world" stands between hundreds of women, Molière "only" stands between two. A disastrous love triangle that is highly explosive for the troupe. Molière and Don Juan increasingly blur into one character - what is stage, what is reality?
And suddenly Molière receives an invitation to the court. The Sun King Louis XIV intends to capitalize on his fame. Between censorship and affection - a dangerous balancing act begins for the gang of actors. With "Molière", NN presents the audience with a rousing, humorous and touching play with live music. With a twinkle in his eye and echoes of his own 35-year history as a touring theater company
- All information about THEATERSOMMER can be found at www.kultur.io. If the open-air event has to be postponed due to the weather, the alternative venue will also be announced there. Tickets are available at www.ticket-regional.de and the associated advance booking offices. Holders of the Volunteer Card and the OIE Card as well as theater subscribers receive a 10 percent discount.