Triage

The term “triage” has not been part of our common active vocabulary for very long. But we have come to understand it as describing the complex issue of setting medical priorities for the use of limited resources in a disastrous event.

Prof. Blankenburg, head of an intensive care unit, faces the difficult task of coordinating the distribution of vital resources, especially ventilators. Her professional decisions are being impacted by crises in her personal life. Her husband’s battle with Parkinson’s, in particular, is commanding all her attention and emotional powers – making her situation even more difficult. Meanwhile, Dr. Bozic is wrestling with basic medical ethics while also preoccupied with his wife’s long-desired pregnancy and his affair with his colleague Dr. Majewski. And they are all going through the intense conflicts and moral dilemmas that medical staff experience in extreme situations: A vast fire disaster and the resulting overload at the clinic create a highly tense atmosphere, forcing the doctors to make fast decisions about life and death that are frequently almost unbearable.

“Triage” is a remarkable exploration of the raw reality of those confronted with the dark side of their professional calling, where any argument for or against has the potential to both save and destroy.

Maya Arad Yasur, born in Israel in 1976, studied dramaturgy at the University of Amsterdam and has worked as a production dramaturg, e.g. in the Netherlands and in Israel. Her plays have won several awards, including first prize in the international playwriting competition of ITI (International Theatre Institute) and UNESCO, the Stückemarkt prize of the Berlin Theatertreffen as well as an award from the German and French committee of the EURODRAM in 2019.

Ebru Tartıcı Borchers was born in Hatay/Turkey. She studied acting in Ankara. After some theatre work in Turkey, she has also been acting in Germany since 2015. She studied directing at the Mozarteum University Salzburg and graduated in 2022. She has directed productions at venues including the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, the Theater Osnabrück, the Staatstheater Mainz and the Stadttheater Gießen. She has been director-in-residence at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater since the 2024/2025 season.

We offer introductory talks 45 and 30 minutes ahead of each performance.