Frau Minister

“Frau Minister” follows the life story of Dr. Marie Torhorst and examines women in positions of power in East and West.

The play explores gender parity, emancipation, and women’s pursuit of power within two distinct systems of government and values. It is an examination of the communist utopia extending into the controversial present. It offers a portrait of Germany’s first female minister, set against the backdrop of her own Western biography. What does a woman need to stay in power? 

The actress creates artistic and political performances in unique venues, combines the performing arts with socially relevant themes, leads play development projects with both amateur and professional actors, and appears on stage herself in international productions.

An evening featuring texts by the Torhorst Women, the Stasi Records Archive, Ödön von Horváth, Alfred Döblin, Simone de Beauvoir, Christa Wolf, and Hendrik Bolz.

Admission from 18:30, start 19:00.

In German.

Venue:
Stasi-Zentrale. Campus für Demokratie.
Haus 22
Ruschestraße 103
10365 Berlin

Not barrier-free.

“Frau Minister” is a joint project of the Lichtenberg District Economic Development Agency, the Federal Archives, and the Stasi Records Archive.

The project is funded by a grant from the Senate Department for Economics, Energy, and Public Enterprises as part of the budget for special tourism projects.