Dolorosa Orkater / De Nieuwkomers Marie-Mae van Zuilen
What happens when you try to see the human being behind an unforgivable act? Over the span of a year, the main character Dolorosa goes through the seasons of forgiveness. Searching for how to let someone go and let someone else in.
Dolorosa is a musical search for humanity. Actress, soprano and theatre maker Marie-Mae van Zuilen sets out with full dedication from classical music. In this, she is accompanied by a five-man choir of different shapes and sizes. Together, they sing themselves free from entrenched roles and patterns of victim and perpetrator.
With Dolorosa, Marie-Mae completes her triptych about trauma after sexual violence. Dreaming, a musical theatrical concert about being stuck in an event, was selected for Het Debuut. In the second part, De 7 Kamers, the wondrous world of coping mechanisms after sexual violence unfolded, via seven rooms, each with its own musical identity. Dolorosa will be her first full-length performance and her debut as a Nieuwkomer at Orkater.
Marie-Mae van Zuilen
Marie-Mae van Zuilen (1998) is a musical theatre maker and actress. She graduated from the drama school in Arnhem in 2022. Before and during her training, she acted in films and TV series such as Instinct (2019) and the TV series KLEM (2017-2023). During her training, Marie-Mae discovered her ambitions as a music theatre maker. This resulted in her graduation performance Dreaming (2022) and De 7 Kamers (2025). For Dolorosa, she collaborates with Silke van Kamp and Annet Bremen, with whom she also worked previously on Het Sterrehuis and De 7 Kamers.
Orkater / De Nieuwkomers
Within the talent development programme Orkater/De Nieuwkomers, young musicians and theatre makers turn their ideas into music theatre productions that are performed in theatres and at festivals throughout the country. Dolorosa is the 32nd production by Orkater/De Nieuwkomers.
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April 2027
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| Datum | Tijd | Locatie | Ticketlink | CalendarLink |
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| Wed 7 Apr | 20:15 | TR25 Schouwburg | Buy tickets | |
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