Theater 3D presents "Outsider" at the Moller House Theater
In Michael Bijnes' play "Outsider," the 3D theater company at the Moller House Theater embarks on a quest to uncover the story of Theodore Kaczynski. Kaczynski was considered a mathematically gifted prodigy. In 1969, however, he ended his successful academic career to live a simple life as a dropout in the Montana wilderness, in a self-built cabin without electricity or running water.
The progressive destruction of nature surrounding his cabin made his life as a self-sufficient farmer increasingly difficult. In 1978, he began carrying out attacks on people connected to then-new technologies. Kaczynski described the attacks as "extreme, but necessary." In the monologue "Outsider," Theodore Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, speaks. He prepares for his final appearance before the jury of his trial. He explains, recounts, justifies, despairs, and begins again and again. A furious monologue from a desperate man who still clings to the hope of being heard.
With "Outsider," we embark on a quest to uncover the truth: How does a highly gifted "prodigy" and mathematics professor become first an outsider living in the woods and ultimately a terrorist? How do manifestos turn into bombs? How and where can a society accelerate or slow such a descent into extremism? What if...?
Directed by Beate Krist and with set design by Manuela Pirozzi, Moritz Buch stars in the German premiere of Michael Bijnes' play. The play is suitable for young people aged 15 and up.
