Noa and Luca have been best friends for as long as they can remember. With very different talents, interests, and dreams, they complement each other perfectly. Now, they are both auditioning for the talent show “10 out of 10, show your talent,” thereby putting themselves under the judges harsh scrutiny.

The show is sure to be emotionally high-strung, with voting and intense excitement. The production team will be sure to keep the competition hot. In the end, only one person can win. This puts Noa and Luca’s relationship to the test. Then comes the grand finale, and the judges have planned a special surprise.
Author Kai Bosch is a comedian, speaker, writer, and advocate for inclusion. He has been living with tetraplegia since birth and has had a stutter since he could speak. For years, he has been advocating for interactions between people with and without disabilities and for a better understanding of each other’s realities. In this play commissioned by JES, he uses humour to decipher what talent actually is and who decides what it is. After all, every person is gifted.

The creation of this piece was especially funded by a project grant from the Baden-Württemberg Youth Theater Award, with funding from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts, as well as by the City of Stuttgart as part of the “Stuttgart for All—Inclusive” funding program.

Noa and Luca are best friends. They have very different talents, interests and dreams. They complement each other perfectly. Now they are both auditioning for a talent show “10 out of 10, show your talent”.
The show will be very emotional. There will be judgement and excitement. At the end, only one person can win. This puts Noa and Luca’s relationship to the test. The big finale comes and the jury has prepared a surprise.

The author of the piece is Kai Bosch. He is a comedian, speaker, author, and advocate for inclusion. He has a spasm and a stutter. He advocates for interactions between individuals with disabilities and individuals without. “10 out of 10” tries to decipher what a talent actually is. Kai Bosch does this with great humour.

…also known as “sensory stimuli,” can be exciting or overwhelming for some people. That’s why you’ll find information here about sensory experiences that occur at various points during the performance. This information might be helpful for you or for someone attending the performance with you.

• There are changes in lighting, faintly flickering lights, colored lights, and complete blackouts
• Parts of the stage set include brightly colored fluorescent tubes with strobe-like effects
• There are sound and music recordings (sometimes loud and sudden)
• There are live camera feeds and video clips
• There is live singing, rapping, and guitar playing
• A microphone is used for speaking and singing
• The following audience interactions occur: In one scene, the audience is asked to clap. In other scenes, the audience is generally asked to call out words; no one is specifically addressed.
• In one scene, two actors are seated in the audience and are relatively close to the audience members sitting there. The location where this scene takes place is marked with a “Reserved” sign.

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The following topics will be addressed:

• Living with a disability, discrimination against people with disabilities, lack of accessibility
• Discrimination against non-binary people
• Rivalry and conflicts among friends
• Heartbreak
• Hierarchies and power dynamics in a professional context

If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.
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• There are several wheelchair-accessible seats available in the theater.
• In front of the JES Studios (Entrance C, 1st floor), there is also an accessible restroom that can be reached by elevator.
• The nearest accessible parking spaces are located on Eberhardstraße, Breite Straße, and Christophstraße.
• We’d be happy to pick you up at the nearest bus or train stop.
• Your service dog is welcome here.
• Seating is first-come, first-served during the performance. Please let us know if early entry would be helpful for you.

You can find detailed information about accessibility and inclusion at JES here!