Curie_Meitner_Lamarr-INDIVISIBLE
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March 22 | 7 pm
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Join us for the theater play “Curie_Meitner-Lamarr – INDIVISIBLE” with the Austrian actress Anita Zieher who impersonates three fascinating women: Marie Curie, Lise Meitner and Hedy Lamarr.
About the event
Radiation. Nuclear fission. Frequency hopping.
In the thater play “Curie_Meitner_Lamarr_indivisible“ the Viennese ensemble portraittheater brings the lives and works of three extraordinary women to the stage:
The double Nobel Prize winner and discoverer of radioactivity Marie Curie (1867-1934), the Austrian-Swedish nuclear physicist Lise Meitner (1878-1968) and the Viennese Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) with the invention of frequency hopping. All three are outstanding pioneers representing the achievements of women in the field of science and technology.
The play shows their passion for science and technology, the obstacles and barriers these women had to face in their work environment as well as the great joy and fascination they gained through their research and inventiveness.
Actress Anita Zieher, who impersonates the three women, delivers a stunning performance in the roles. The play, directed by Sandra Schueddekopf provides an entertaining and vivid performance, raising questions about female career paths that are still valid. The play was a great success in Austria and on tours in Europe, Australia and in the United States. Illustrated with music and videos with three girls the one-woman-performance shows an entertaining portrait of extraordinary women in history.
About portraittheater and the artists
portraittheater is a Viennese theatre ensemble that focuses on extraordinary persons, especially women, and brings their lives and work to the stage. The company has produced and performed a wide variety of plays since 2006, featuring e.g. Marie Curie, Lise Meitner, Hedy Lamarr, Emmy Noether, Kaethe Leichter and Marie Jahoda. The ensemble has offered guest performances throughout Europe and Australia as well as three tours in the United States.
Anita Zieher is an Austrian actress and chairwoman of portraittheater. After studying political science and communication in Salzburg, she finished an acting school in Vienna. In 2006 she founded portraittheater and was invited to guest performances all over the world. In addition to the roles named above, she has also played e.g. Bertha von Suttner, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Caroline Herschel, Williamina Fleming, Sally Ride. She also won many prizes as an improvplayer and comedian.
Sandra Schueddekopf is a German director and vice-chairwoman of portraittheater: Over the period from 2001-2005 she worked as an assistant director at Burgtheater. Since 2005 she has worked as a freelance director at Schauspielhaus Graz, Theater Drachengasse, Munich Kammerspiele, Schauspielhaus Vienna and at the Mainz State Theatre, where she won the director’s prize in 2009. Since 2008 she heads the Retzhofer Dramapreis.