PASSENGER PROCESSING
When the ocean liners docked, Columbus Station was bustling with activity: linesmen, customs officials, shipping agents, cooks and cab drivers ensured that the passengers were processed smoothly. The documentary theater makes accessible spaces that travelers otherwise never got to see.
concept & director Jens Erwin Siemssen co-directors Ramona Krohn, Tess Howsan, Nina Buzalka musical direction Jan-Hendrik Ehlers choreography Yvonne von den Akker, Larissa Tritten performers & co-creators Gonny Gaakeer, Richard Gonlag, Kai Helm, Michaela Hinnenthal, Ramona Krohn, Elisabeth Müller, Carolin Ott, Sven Reese, Lukas David Schmidt ,Claudia Thiedmann , Birgit Wieger local participants acting & singing Daniel Blancke, Klaus Broszio, Birgit Heilsberger, Ulrich Keller, Carola Koch, Günther Kocken, Katrin Kopplin, Gerrit Lühr, Axel Naumann, Mileyna Özgül, Paulina Reents, Klaus Ruländer, Yvonne Stachel, Ursula Sturmheit-Hübner, Angelika Stüve, Renate Tibus, Gisela Tjarks, Thomas Tjarks, Inge Voss, Undine Wesemann, Gaby Zietz, Uwe Zietz
local participants dance Sylke Ahlfeld, Yasmina Ben Haj, Kathrin Bogusch, Birte Borawsky, Anja Borggraefe, Danida Deeds, Besiana Demiri, Luise Ernst, Alicia Harfst, Jana Keck, Salvatore de Luca, Anette Pack, Yvonne Popall, Milena Stockinger, Anke Stolp, Larissa Tritten, Davina Wegner Sophie Wette local participants music Beke von Ahnen, Ingolf Buck, Jens Feistle, Annette Fischer-Hachtel, Stephen Hawkridge, Jana Holze, Jutta Landwehr, Ulrich Metz, Marlow Möbes, Bernd Schmidt, Terry Joe Schmidt costume design Sophia Lund stage design Jos Smeets stage technicians communication Juliane Lenssen, Ulrike Marski production Lena Iversen, Janika Bertram, Simone Glatt, Hannah Wörpel, Margarita Wiesner office Eve Großmann, Julia Nickel, Sylvana Ratje, Meike Warnat photography Jessica Gaudino layout graphics Karin Fröhling catering Kate Wiseman, Jessica Gaudino, Simone Schäfer supported by bremenports, Kulturstiftung des Bundes (Theater), Fonds Soziokultur (Soziokultur), Kulturamt Bremerhaven