The Old Man and the Sea

**A play based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway** **Translation and stage adaptation by Luca Zahn** An old fisherman hasn’t caught a fish in 84 days and is on the verge of despair—but he refuses to give up. With iron determination, he sets out on one last great adventure to catch a massive marlin. What follows is a relentless, days-long battle between man and nature. In the vastness of the ocean, he fights not only against the fish, but also against his own physical limits and the loneliness of his life. Ernest Hemingway’s famous novella “The Old Man and the Sea” is not only an adventure but also a profound exploration of human existence, the meaning of perseverance and hope, and the desire to achieve something and have value in an often relentless world. **A co-production between the Altonaer Theater and the Theater Lindenhof Melchingen.** Rights: By special arrangement with The Patrick and Carol Hemingway Revocable Living Trust, The Hemingway Family Trust, and Hemingway Copyrights, LLC, c/o The Gersh Agency, 41 Madison Ave., 29th floor, New York, New York 10010