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Blockwart
by Øyvind Renberg
Blockwart is an audio play tracing one year in the life of BOULD, a young acting student whose reality begins to blur with the mythic play he’s rehearsing. Set in a fictional Berlin where the seasons carry their own distinct mood, month by month the enigmatic house caretaker BLOCKWART guides the listeners through the unsettling landscape of 2026.Script, voices, artwork: Øyvind RenbergSound design, mix, music: Louis McGuireWEBSITEhttps://oyvindrenberg.com
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4: APRIL
In this special triple episode, Blockwart installs the building with phone lines. Then an Easter phone call knocks Bould off course. Unsettled and soon potentially bruised, he finds that being «on the receiving end» may save him.Characters, in order of appearance:BLOCKWART, house caretakerBOULD, acting student, apartment block tenant BERTHA, acting studentM.C. LUDVIG, antique furniture shop ownerFADER CORNELIUS, apartment block tenant SAILOR 1, harbor cafe dwellerDROOPY, apartment block tenantFeaturing single «Buffer Fly» by Fortune Cookie (Boram Hong & Heejong Yoo).
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3: MARCH
Bould and his "canine" housing block co-inhabitant, Droopy, keep bumping into each other, somehow set to the same clock. On this backyard morning, Droopy corners Bould for a game of marbles.Characters, in order of appearance:BLOCKWART, house caretakerDROOPY, apartment block tenantBOULD, acting student, apartment block tenant
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2: FEBRUARY
Fellow acting student, Bertha, takes Bould furniture shopping at the flamboyant Mid Century Ludvig's vintage boutique, while back at the building, Blockwart makes a fascinating discovery in Bould’s apartment. Characters, in order of appearance:BLOCKWART, house caretakerBOULD, tenant, acting studentBERTHA, acting studentDROOPY, apartment block tenant M.C. LUDVIG, antique furniture shop ownerFADER CORNELIUS, apartment block tenant
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1: JANUARY
Newly arrived tenant Bould, an aspiring acting student, is welcomed into the building by Blockwart. While rehearsing for his big break in a student play, his concentration is shattered by noise from the apartment above. Characters, in order of appearance:BLOCKWART, house caretakerBOULD, tenant, acting studentKLAUS LIEBCHEN, retired designer, tenant
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0: BLOCKWART
Blockwart enjoys the "Weekly Mantra" column of the Daily Broadsheet newspaper. Featuring himself: the ageless, eyes and ears of the building, spirited house caretaker of an old Berlin apartment block.Characters, in order of appearance:BLOCKWART, house caretakerREPORTER, The Daily BroadsheetFADER CORNELIUS, apartment block tenant
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Blockwart is an audio play tracing one year in the life of BOULD, a young acting student whose reality begins to blur with the mythic play he’s rehearsing. Set in a fictional Berlin where the seasons carry their own distinct mood, month by month the enigmatic house caretaker BLOCKWART guides the listeners through the unsettling landscape of 2026.Script, voices, artwork: Øyvind RenbergSound design, mix, music: Louis McGuireWEBSITEhttps://oyvindrenberg.com
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