Food for Fish by Adam Szymkowicz

Bobbie (Nicolas Max) drops the pages from his novel into the Hudson River. They tell the story of three sisters: Sylvia, a reporter (Carolin Heymann), Barbara, an agoraphobe (Sven Rausch) married to Dexter (Judith Büttner), and Alice, a scientist with a plan to isolate and eliminate the gene for love (Amalie Wilke). The three sisters are going to have to bury their father—when they get around to it. His coffin has been sitting in the living room for a year now, and he's starting to smell. Meanwhile, Bobbie goes out each night kissing strangers (Saya Schulzen in 5 different roles), and Sylvia goes out each night looking for Bobbie. A story of unrequited love, missed connections and a novel in a bottle.

Here are some excerpts from student reviews about the performance:

"Have you ever been kissed by a person walking by you in the street? If not, you should meet Bobbie, the poet and writer, being the fictional person he writes about. In „Food for Fish“, he goes alone through the streets at night and kisses women he doesn't know. (..) The weird and sometimes confusing story describes the hardness of living as a man or as a woman and entertains you in a very special kind of way.

"How did this school play made by ordinary people differ from other performances (...)?" "Food for fish" was performed internationally and awarded several times, but I guess that it rarely was shown with so much passion and desire. (...) It seemed as if the group had selected the roles thoughtfully, so that they fit the persons who acted them. Furthermore, the actors acted their parts convincingly and with lots of emotion. The humor was unbeatable and the audience visibly deeply moved when the play approached its climax. The emotional and rousing parts of the story were always performed in engaging ways, and there was barely a moment of calmness in the audience."

"The play is full of funny dialogues and scenes. I really had to laugh every time Barbara, one of the main characters, entered the stage and started to talk with a woman's voice, even though everyone knew she was played by a boy. I have never seen such impressive acting skills like his, and I am sure everyone else, who saw the play agrees on that statement."

'“Food for Fish” is an awesome play. It is entertaining and funny, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in plays."

"I would like to see it one more time."