About Us
We are the Red Brick Company, which is the student acting group of Kassel University. There has been a German theatre group at the university for some time, but our department was still missing a English theatre group. The founding of the drama group came at a time when there were quite a few staff changes in the department. Among the new members was Dr. Lars Heiler, who then set the ball rolling for the Red Brick Company in summer 2006. He came to Kassel from Mannheim, where he had been doing theatre for years.
Most students of literature come into touch with drama sooner or later, especially because of Shakespeare’s influence on English writing. Our drama group enables students to deal with drama and writing on a entirely different level by actually bringing a play to life, rather than by just reading and interpreting its text. As the dramatis personae emerge from the pages, new connections and depths can be explored from the unique point of view of the actor. Student become the characters they read and learn about. In addition, speaking English, practising pronunciation and playing with accents boosts the language learning experience in a playful way.
Those who want to become teachers learn valuable lessons for their own teaching; Bachelor or Master students can add special soft skills to their curriculum; and even though the students do not receive any actual ‘Credits’ for their commitment and dedication, they gain something even more precious: the audience’s reaction and their applause after the performance! Acting in the drama group is mostly about fun and hanging out with an extremely interesting mix of people. Having a beer or two after the rehearsals has become a beloved tradition for “the bricks”.
Most students of literature come into touch with drama sooner or later, especially because of Shakespeare’s influence on English writing. Our drama group enables students to deal with drama and writing on a entirely different level by actually bringing a play to life, rather than by just reading and interpreting its text. As the dramatis personae emerge from the pages, new connections and depths can be explored from the unique point of view of the actor. Student become the characters they read and learn about. In addition, speaking English, practising pronunciation and playing with accents boosts the language learning experience in a playful way.
Those who want to become teachers learn valuable lessons for their own teaching; Bachelor or Master students can add special soft skills to their curriculum; and even though the students do not receive any actual ‘Credits’ for their commitment and dedication, they gain something even more precious: the audience’s reaction and their applause after the performance! Acting in the drama group is mostly about fun and hanging out with an extremely interesting mix of people. Having a beer or two after the rehearsals has become a beloved tradition for “the bricks”.