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Sex mit Ted Cruz!

BY LUKAS BÄRFUSS
A monologue for and with Michael Neuenschwander
COMMISSIONED WORK FOR THE SCHAUSPIELHAUS ZÜRICH
DIRECTED BY: WOJTEK KLEMM

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.

events

Wed
21.5.25

19.30 Introduction in the foyer
Follow-up discussion with the author of the play Lukas Bärfuss, ensemble member Michael Neuenschwander and director Wojtek Klemm

Sat
24.5.25
3 more times

19.30 Introduction in the foyer
Follow-up discussion after the performance with Miriam von Arx

Wed
18.6.25
second last time

19.30 Introduction in the foyer
Follow-up discussion after the performance with Elisabeth Bronfen, Michael Neuenschwander & director Wojtek Klemm

Wed
25.6.25
For the last time

19.30 Introduction in the foyer
Follow-up discussion with Klaus Theweleit, ensemble member Michael Neuenschwander and director Wojtek Klemm

Cast and Team

With
Michael
Neuenschwander
Staging
Stage design
Costume design
Dramaturgy
Dramaturgic support
Assistant director
Inspection
Aleksandar Sascha Dinevski
Soufflage
Rita von Horváth
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Audio guide

inntroduction: Eliza Girod

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