A MAP’S TALE
MONSTRESS MESS
THEATER UNTERM DACH
FEBRUARY 2023
Performed by Martin Schnippa, Marcel Kowalewski, Judith Shoemaker, Lucie Aron/Carolin Ott, Berit Künnecke
Artistic Director // Rebecca Scott
Text // Charlie Dupré
Contributor // Jemima Foxtrot (Kindreds Creatives)
Dramaturgy // Thomaspeter Goergen
Scenography // Marjan Boukes
Lighting Design // Claudine Castay
Sound Design // Aude Langlois
Associate Director // Holly Barnard
DoP // Sebastian Weissbach
Photography/Graphic Design // Antonio Castello
Specialist consultant // Luke Malone and "Adam"
Translation // Henrieke Markert
A MAP’S TALE is a new theatre piece, developed by director Rebecca Scott, writer Charlie Dupré and dramaturg Thomaspeter Goergen. Supported by the prevention project ‘Dunkelfeld’ of Charité Berlin, Hänsel + Gretel Child Protection Foundation, ZePPra Foundation and Theater unterm Dach.
The play is inspired by the life of Adam, a non-offending paedophile and a MAP (Minor Attracted Person), whose story is documented in the podcast ‘This American Life’, episode ‘Help Wanted: Tarred & Feathered’ by Luke Malone. It depicts a young boy who goes through puberty discovering his sexual orientation is focused on children. From the age of 14 he embarks on a never-ending journey of battling his desires, accessing available treatment and finding his place in society. ‘A MAP’s Tale’ includes verbatim text from the podcast interviews.