Liechtenstein stages classroom play on care work for youths
Premiere in Schaan on 12 November, with workshops after each session.
Liechtenstein is rolling out a new classroom theatre piece to get teenagers talking about care work, including who stays home when children are sick and how family and work roles get split.
The project, launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Justice and the Office of Social Services together with young THEATER Liechtenstein, will have its public premiere on 12 November in Schaan.
The play, titled "What do I care about?", is aimed at students aged 14 and over. Its goal is to raise early awareness about the distribution of care work, social role assignments and how these affect the balance between family life and employment.
The classroom setting is built like a waiting room before a job interview. Two applicants meet and face different ideas about work, family, equal opportunities and care work. Students are brought into the situation, and the ending is intentionally left open.
After every classroom performance, a workshop follows. Students discuss what they saw, challenge their own assumptions and explore different life models. The organisers say it is not about promoting a single family model, but about helping young people make later choices about family and work in a more conscious way.
The mobile production can be booked directly for schools and other institutions. The concept and direction are by Benjamin Retetzki, with Jessica Matzig and Sascha Jühnert on stage and production management by Beatrice Brunhart-Risch.
Latest plans call for further performances at secondary level in March 2027, after this week’s school runs.
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Source:
Swiss Police (Presseportal)