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Ensemble

All of Amsterdam’s a stage for an ensemble of six twenty-somethings figuring out love success LIFE

synopsis

Ensemble is a show about six friends who decide to rent a run-down theater in Amsterdam’s Red-Light District which they hope to restore to its full potential (it’s more like a run-down strip club, but potato/potato). They once dreamed of owning their own theater, and this ‘start-up in the arts’ is their second chance to live that dream. Before it’s too late and they get seriously old. There was a time when no dream seemed too big for the The Ensemble. Fast forward 10 years; they’re nearing thirty and life is less ‘Pixar-like’ and more ‘The Office minus the comedy-like’ than they thought it would be. Frustrated by “temporary”, mundane jobs and disillusioned by the feeling of time running out, why not just go for it. What do they have to lose? If only it were that easy. Each episode they’ll find themselves facing comedic situations preventing them from making their dreams come true. Because this show isn’t about making their dreams come true. It’s about keeping their dreams alive.

Director’statement

For me, the magic of television is the escape element of it. And whenever I’m feeling particularly low, I rewatch sitcoms. I cry, I laugh, I think about the characters during work and would rather check in with them than my real friends. Even though I know all the jokes by heart, it’s just so comforting to feel laughter in my heavy heart. Creating characters who you trust like friends and love like family turns a show into an incredibly powerful platform. I have already fallen in love with the ensemble, and I hope you will too: there’s Leonie, an impulsive overachiever. Next up Max, a cynical creative. Daniel is chaos with a big heart. Then Charlie, the neurotic pragmatist. The oblivious optimist is Pip. And lastly, Juliana, an infectiously confident try-sexual. I believe Ensemble could be for new audiences what already famous sitcoms are for me: comfort, inspiration, friendship and most importantly... Laughter.

TFL PROGRAMME:
SeriesLab 2024

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