Matchstick Theatre presented Jordan Tannahill’s Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes at the Bus Stop Theatre from March 1st-4th, 2018.
Half documentary, Peter Fechter tells the very real story of two boys who attempt to join the many who defected into West Berlin by crossing the Berlin Wall. The attempt, however, results in eighteen-year-old Peter getting shot in the lower pelvis. He lay between the border’s barricades for approximately an hour before dying from this injury.
Half conceptualization, Tannahill expertly navigates these fifty-nine minutes from gunshot to final breath, exploring what could possibly have motivated Peter to risk his life to cross the wall. What can matter to us so much that we risk everything for it?
Poster Design by Colleen Arcturus MacIsaac
Photography by Samm Fisher (Samm Fisher Photography)
