Manifest Destiny

by Ben Wippel

Shake off those gloomy feelings. Drive them away. Fix your mind and pleasures upon what is before you. All is bright if you will think it so. - General Robert E. Lee

Follow the Stranger to a land of freedom! Manifest Destiny is a satirical musical that explores how the culture and mythologies of the United States can lead to radicalization, extreme ideologies and violence. Through pop songs, visual storytelling, and interactivity, the audience becomes participants on a journey through a disorienting spectacle.

ATTENTION: Manifest Destiny is an interactive experience. Audiences are expected to get out of their seat and move to different spaces. Comfortable footwear is recommended. This show contains provocative material involving guns, nudity, offensive language and violent symbolism. Flashing lights, darkness, loud sounds, and small spaces. Not intended for children.

The show begins at 20:00. Runtime is ~60min. The performance is in English.

Creator, Performer: Ben Wippel

Light, Technical Direction: Torsten Eissrich

Eintritt: 15€ + booking fee (17.17€) | 10€ reduced/ermässigt + booking fee (€11.83)

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What audiences are saying:

“THIS is why I see theater!” -The Malta Festival Poznań, 2022

“People need to see this!” -The Malta Festival Poznań, 2022

“A true performer. We can’t look away.” -The Malta Festival Poznań, 2022

“I was holding my breath…Totally unexpected!” -The Third Mask Festival, Columbia College Chicago 2020

About Ben Wippel

Ben Wippel is a theater artist from Seattle. He received his BFA in Musical Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts, where he has taught classes in Voice & Speech and Text Analysis. In Seattle, he worked professionally as an actor and voice coach and started his first production company Broken Cage Collective which produced new works and variety shows.

After moving to Berlin in 2019, Ben received his MFA in Devised Performance from Columbia College Chicago and Arthaus Berlin. In Berlin, Ben has performed standup comedy, musical cabaret, and created original characters for immersive theater groups like Phantazonia and Noir Night Market. He also produced his socio-political spectacles, Diary of a Hole with prideART Berlin and Manifest Destiny at Tłusta Langusta in Poznań in collaboration with Cosmino Productions.