“When I decided to become a priest, my mother cried. She was so sad. She wanted grandchildren. I denied her that joy.”

Michael, a catholic priest, struggles with his own faith, but tries to take care of his parish the best he can. One day a troubled young woman enters his confessional, she clearly needs help but is beyond the capabilities of a priest, so Michael suggests she might be better off seeing a psychologist. Unfortunately, the woman storms out. That might have been the end of it, but she later visits him at his home and even worse she commits suicide the very next day.

Michael must deal with the fallout of this incident without betraying his beliefs. In flashbacks the audience realizes that the woman (Elizabeth) was not as innocent as everybody thought but might have been a devil in disguise.

Penitence is a play, that tries to humanize those who have chosen to become priests in the catholic church, while constantly challenging the beliefs of its characters and audience.

Every actor is in quest for a more truthful and in-the-moment acting style, but often worry they won't be able to maintain ease and grace at the same time.

The purpose of this workshop is to offer actors the tools for a wider approach to their work.
Through a tested combination of Meisner and Checkhov exercises, they could gain greater emotional freedom and versatility on stage.

Rafael David Kohn has directed plays at Nationaltheater Weimar, Teatrul national Radu Stanca Sibiu, and many stages all around Luxembourg; but also workshops in Togo, Germany, Luxembourg, and Bulgaria.

His last play "Medea" was staged at Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg in March 2022.

Admission fee: 250€ for both days

Dates: February 11th & 12th 2023, 10h-16h

Location:  Mierscher Kulturhaus
53, rue Grande-Duchesse Charlotte L-7520 Mersch

RSVP until February 7h 2023 at:
[email protected]

The workshop will be held in German and English.

In collaboration with Mierscher Kulturhaus, OneArt & Castinglux

The word 'wright' designates a builder or a maker, a playwright is thus the maker/builder of a play.

Rafael David Kohn is trained playwright from the University of Arts in Berlin, where he studied playwriting and screenwriting under Oliver Bukowski, Thomas Jonigk, John von Düffel, David Spencer, and others. He has also refined his craft through work- shops with Simon Stephens and Neil LaBute.
Over 20 plays by Rafael have been staged in Germany, Luxembourg, Romania and Togo.
In 2012, his play “Waffensalon” was selected by the European Theatre Convention as one of the 119 best European contemporary plays. In 2018 he was a writer in residence at the Théâtre National du Luxembourg.

He is credited for several radioplays, short stories and essays, and has worked as a workshop director for many years. His first novel “Che Guevarra war ein Mörder” was published in 2017 by Hydre Éditions; Rafael was also a resident at the prestigious “Literarisches Colloquium Berlin” in 2022.

During the workshop, you will get an introduction to the fundamentals of dramatic structure, various techniques to build tension in a scene and how to develop characters effectively. 

Admission fee: 250€ for both days

Included: a free ticket for “Penitence”,
for the 24th or 25th of February at 20h00.

Dates: February 25th & 26th 2023, 10h-16h

Location:  Mierscher Kulturhaus
53, rue Grande-Duchesse Charlotte L-7520 Mersch

RSVP until February 20th 2023 at:
[email protected]

The workshop will be held in German and English.

In collaboration with Mierscher Kulturhaus, OneArt & Castinglux