“Down to Zero” the Steinmühlen Way

It has long been a tradition at Steinmühle: Every school year, the students in the 12th-grade DS course work on staging a play. This year, due to the pandemic, it was unclear for a long time whether the play would be allowed to go on. Finally, they got the green light.

On June 30, the Q2 class at Steinmühle performed Kristofer GrØnskag’s play “Runter auf Null.” The audience experienced some suspenseful moments:

The ten scenes build to a crescendo, exploring the experiences of adolescents in a world shaped by social media. A girl is standing on the tracks. To her left stands a boy filming her with his cell phone camera. You can hear the rumble of an approaching train. Her heart is pounding. She stands there, motionless. Is this a test of courage? Will she manage to jump out of the way in time?

The play deals with issues that are constantly and increasingly affecting young people: higher, faster, further. Everyone wants recognition in some way, but what are the consequences? The central question: What is the most important thing in my life, and do genuine feelings even exist anymore? The play critically examines the motivations of young people and encourages reflection.

For nearly an entire school year, the talented young actors had been working intensively on their own interpretation of the play under the expert guidance of art teacher Ines Vielhaben. The theater performance was promoted with posters created by the 12th-grade advanced art class, also under the direction of Ines Vielhaben. The posters were displayed in prominent locations throughout the school grounds. The event was also promoted on the school’s internal “StoneApp.”

Cara Berghöfer
Angelina Isabella Omlor

Photos: Ines Vielhaben