Blockwart

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: BLOCKWART, house caretaker THEODOR PLACKMAN, instructor, The Young Pheasant Student Playhouse ALEX, acting student CHORUS, various acting students BERTHA, acting student BOUL...

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. Characters, in order of appearance: BOULD, acting student, apartment block tenant DROOPY, apartment block tenant  BLOCKWART, house caretaker KLAUS & WIFE LIEBCHEN,...

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 student M.C. LUDVIG, antique furniture shop ow...

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 caretaker DROOPY, apartment block tenant BOULD, acting student, apartment block tenant 

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 caretaker BOULD, tenant, acting student BERTHA, acting student DROOPY, apartment block tenant  M.C. LUDVIG, antique furniture shop o...

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 caretaker BOULD, tenant, acting student KLAUS LIEBCHEN, retired designer, tenant 

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 caretaker REPORTER, The Daily Broadsheet FADER CORNELIUS, apartment block tenant