Blockwart
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 Renberg
Sound design, mix, music:
Louis McGuire
WEBSITE
https://oyvindrenberg.com
Episodes
10 episodes
9: September
At east Berlin’s Friedrichsfelde “Socialist” cemetery, Blockwart longs for his beloved Tiergarten back west, and while Bould and Bertha wax lyrical about the dead, a graveyard flasher stops them in their tracks. Characters, in order...
8: August
A quick-witted Bould faces questions about his mysterious dog-man association before the press at the Young Pheasant Student Playhouse. On stage, instructor Plackman walks the cast through a pivotal scene.Characters, in order of appearan...
7: JULY
Fresh off theatrical success, Bould celebrates his school holiday with a triumphant stride through Berlin. To top it off, he heads east to Pusher Park for a hit of his favorite fix: "The Droop".Characters, in order of appearance:BLOC...
6: JUNE
When the idolized acting teacher, Theodor Plackman, savages his performance in The Greek Swede, Bould spirals into crisis, before an unexpected encounter inspires a swinging stage comeback.Characters, in order of appearance:BLOCKWAR...
5: MAY
With the warmth of spring, Klaus Liebchen’s leaking bathroom pipes trap Bould in a wet “neighbor sandwich,” soundtracked by Dr. Michael’s favorites The Jukes of Dixieland. Blockwart consoles Bould in the basement’s healing ambience.Chara...
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.Charact...
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:BLOCKWAR...
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...
