Playwright

Photography © Juri Hiensch & Nichon Glerum

CREW

Text & Gouaches: Charlotte Salomon (1917 - 1943)

Libretto: Annechien Koerselman

Composition: Steven Kamperman

Stage direction: Annechien Koerselman

Videodesign: Annechien Koerselman

Video & Surtitletechnics: Daan Hazendonk

Costumedesign: Stella Brüggen

Costume contributions: Anne Ammerlaan

Lightdesign: Annechien Koerselman

Technics: Duco Feldbrugge

Preparations soundtechnics: Koen Keevel

Execution Surtitles: Hanneke Hommes / Catelijn van Berkel

Translation Dutch (surtitles): Judith Herzberg

Organisation: Stichting Wishful Singing, Utrecht (NL)

premiere September 27, 2025, De Flint Amersfoort (NL)

CAST

Soprano & Acting: Maria Goetze (Charlotte) Ensemble Wishful Singing

Alto & Acting: Marjolein Stots (Charlotte) Ensemble Wishful Singing

Soprano & Acting: Anne-Christine Wemekamp (Charlotte MOC / Mother / Paulinka Bimbam) Ensemble Wishful Singing

Alto & Acting: Stella Brüggen (Charlotte MOC / Grandmother) Ensemble Wishful Singing

Bas-Baritone & Acting: Florian Just (Amadeus Daberlohn)

Clarinets, Baritone & Acting: Vincent Martig (Grandfather) Ensemble But What about

Accordion, Tenor & Acting: Wilco Oomkes (War) Ensemble But What about

Double base, Tenor & Acting: Benjamin de Boer (Father) 

Photography © Rikie Gorissen

CREW

Stage direction, Textcomposition & Musical Composition: Annechien Koerselman

Set-, Video- & Lightdesign: Yvon Muller

Costumedesign: Jookje Zweedijk

Producer: Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag

premiere January 20, 2007 Theater aan het Spui The Hague

CAST

Actors: Jaap ten Holt, Leonoor Koster, Peter Vandemeulebroecke

Photography © Peter Vroon & Rob Voss

CREW

Concept, Stage direction & Musical dramaturgy: Annechien Koerselman

Playwright: Annechien Koerselman & Floortje Schoevaart

Arranger: Marijn van Prooijen

Set- & Costumedesign: Vera Selhorst

Lightdesign: Wilfred Loopstra

Organisation (producter, technics, business management): Theater Orpheus Apeldoorn

premiere July 01, 2022, Schouwburg & Congrescentrum Orpheus, Apeldoorn (NL)

CAST

Loo: Laetitia Gerards (Singing & Acting)

Klamer: Jeroen van Venrooij (Acting & Singing)

Alicia: Annemarije Zoer (Acting)

Musicians from the National Youth Orchestra (NJO): Federico Altare (Flute), Rianne Schoemaker (Trumpet), Jenita Veurink (Saxophones), Michiel Wittink (Viola), Lionel Lutgen (Guitar), Camiel Jansen (Double base), Michel Xie (Piano), Pieter Mark Kamminga (Percussion)

Various supporting parts: Rozemarijn van den Beld, Gerdien den Boer, Ewout van Eyndhoven, Corine Filius, Brigitte de Hoog, Jan Prangen, Lianne Saakes, Noor Slis, Marcel van Straten, Alex Topsvoort, Evi Winkelman, Sophie Winkelman, Julia Zandvliet, Manouk Zandvliet

Screenshots © Tonkünstler Wien

CREW

Conductor: Aziz Sadikovic

Concept, Stage direction & Text: Annechien Koerselman

Musical dramaturgy: Annechien Koerselman, Sara Franchini & Veronika Prünster

Set- & Costumedesign: Nina Ball

Lightdesign: Annechien Koerselman i.c.w. Herbert Baireder

Tonkünstler musical education department: Lena Jäger (2020) / Sara Franchini & Veronika Prünster (2021)

Organisation: Tonkünstler Wien (AT)

premiere March 20, 2022, Festspielhaus St. Pölten (AT)

CAST

Actor: Florian Hackspiel (Noah)

Orchestra: Tonkünstler Wien

Photography © Rikie Gorissen, Rogier Reedijk, Yvon Muller

CREW

Stage direction & Text: Annechien Koerselman

Stage & Lightdesign: Yvon Muller

Costumedesign: Jookje Zweedijk

Composer: Jan Kooper

Producer: Theater aan het Spui, The Hague

Premiere: July 12, 2007 The Hague, Festival de Parade

CAST

Actors: Jacqueline Boot, Bart Klever, Steyn de Leeuwe, Abel Nienhuis

Photography © Angela Stouten

CREW

Concept, Playwright & Stage direction: Annechien Koerselman

Composition & Conductor: Julian Schneemann

Setdesign: Juliette Mout

Costumedesign: Leila el Alaoui

Lightdesign: Wilfred Loopstra

Assistant director: Jente Poïesz

Organisation (production, technics, business managment): Theatre Orpheus Apeldoorn (NL)

premiere September 07, 2024, Schouwburg & Congrescentrum Orpheus, Apeldoorn (NL)

CAST

Factory worker Lena / Leyla: Nazanin Taheri

Factory worker Arthur: Jelmer de Groot

Foreman Gé / Djinn: Xander van Vledder

Journalist / Factory worker Iris / Fortune teller: Valerie van Erven Dorens

Musicians Ensemble Caravan: Jawa Manla (Ud & Singing), Yanna Pelser (Viola & Singing), Sinan Arat (Ney & Singing), Bram Wissink (Base & Bouzouki), Jeroen Batterink (Percussion & Drums), Julian Schneemann (Piano)

Supporting Parts: Rozemarijn van den Beld, Joyce Bleeker, Jamie Duyvestijn, Corine Filius, Ilse Jansen, Lianne van de Kamp, Gerdien de Kroon,Marcel van Straten, Veroniek Vreugd, Evi Winkelman, Sophie Winkelman, Julia Zandvliet

Photography © Claudia Hansen 

CREW

Concept, Text & Stage direction: Annechien Koerselman

Compositions: Florian Magnus Maier, Soumil Biswas, Jonatan Carrasco, Piyawat Louilarpprasert, Andrzej Ojczenasz, Ulrich Schultheiss, Aart Strootman, Rens Tienstra, Lucas Veeger, Otto Wanke

Set- & Costumedesign: Anne Ammerlaan

Lightdesign: Annechien Koerselman

Soundtechncs: Arjan van Asselt

Lighttechnics: Joost Smit

Organisation: Ensemble Black Pencil, Almere (NL)

premiere Environmental theatre September 22, 2024, Museum Schokland, Schokland (NL)

premiere Black box theatre February 23, 2025, Kunstlinie, Almere (NL)

CAST

Actress: Yara Alink (Janna)

Musicians Ensemble Black Pencil:

Recorder, Acting: Jorge Isaac

Panflute, Acting: Matthijs Koene

Viola, Acting: Esra Pehlivanli

Accordion, Acting: Marko Kassl

Percussion, Acting: Enric Montfort