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n politics, it is not uncommon to see a clear stance as more of a fashion accessory. After all, being spineless can help one's career. But to act as shamelessly as US politicians are doing right now is a special case – and one that is reluctantly fascinating!
2015/16. In the Republican primaries, Ted Cruz stands at a gas station, a crossroads of conservative values. An unsympathetic figure, he finds himself in the middle of the swan song of the conservative American man that Ronald Reagan once gave birth to. The farewell is loud, sad, angry, a lashing out, a warning of things to come. The main thing is that Ted stays true to himself! Right?
Writer and intellectual Lukas Bärfuss writes a solo play about turncoats for his friend and actor Michael Neuenschwander. It will be premiered at the Schauspielhaus Zürich by director Wojtek Klemm, who sees the theatre as a political space. Wojtek Klemm was born in Poland, grew up in Germany, and lives in Switzerland.
Who is Ted Cruz?
Ted Cruz has been a senator for Texas since 2013. He gained international recognition in 2016 as a presidential candidate in the U.S. primaries. After losing to Donald Trump, he initially refused to endorse him and called on voters at the Republican National Convention to "vote your conscience"—implicitly urging them not to support Trump. However, he later became one of Trump's allies and backed his efforts to challenge Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
Cruz holds right-wing conservative positions, strongly influenced by his religious beliefs: he denies climate change, advocates for strict immigration policies, supports tax cuts for the wealthy, and aligns himself with the "Pro-Life" movement.
