Bauerntheater Potato Farming

New York Times: "This is Bauerntheater, or Farmers’ Theater, a production by David Levine, an experimental American director, that combines elements of theater, land art, performance art and endurance art. Thanks largely to 67,000 euros in financing (about $90,000) from the German Federal Cultural Foundation, Mr. Levine, 36, has rented this field to pose a question. Using method acting techniques and remaining within the constraints of the three-week rehearsal period typical for an American theater production, how completely can an actor become his character?"