MÜNSTER is a dark comedy indie rock opera about a failed actor who becomes a prophet, a king, and a disaster.  

Inspired by the true story of the Anabaptist takeover of Münster in 1534, the show follows Jan Bockelson, a failed tailor, bar owner, and performer who finds a new stage in religious radicalism. As the city is besieged, Jan introduces increasingly convenient interpretations of what God wants: obedience, punishment, polygamy, orgies with nuns, and nice clothes for himself.  

With live music, satire, and fast ensemble storytelling, MÜNSTER connects the Reformation to today’s influencer culture: a world where authority collapses and truth becomes a matter of interpretation. A new technology – the printing press – makes it possible to spread any stupidity as the word of God.  

MÜNSTER asks what happens when wounded ambition disguises itself as justice, and a crowd believes charisma can carry them to heaven.