Delirious Jena – Des Lebens Überfluss | Theaterhaus Jena 

Text/Direction: Hannes Weiler / Stage: Florian Dietrich / Costumes: Lena Hiebel / Dramaturgy: Friederike Weidner

Focus on Actor: Mathias Znidarec

Heinrichs costume consists of:

• shirt
• leather-pants
• shoes
• fur-coat
• mud

With the help of small changes in the costume one can distinguish three different “Heinrichs” during the play

Confused Heinrich

First Heinrich is confused and really thirsty. He even doesn’t recognize his wife. The fact that Heinrich doesn’t wear a shirt but is full of mud emphasizes this crazy state.

Clear in Mind Heinrich

After Klara (his wife) gives him something to drink, Heinrich gets a clear head. He puts his wide sleeved shirt on which supports his sweeping gestures.

Greedy Heinrich

During the play Heinrich gets greedy for a short moment. He has stolen some gold and doesn’t want to live ascetic anymore. This characteristic is expressed by a big fur coat. His posture changes also.

Back to the Roots Heinrich

At the end Heinrich is poor and hungry again. Because he is also wet his shirt is full of mud now. He looks pretty depressingly.