Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V.
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| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Members | 110 (as of 2015) |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Q3967 |
| Country | Germany |
| Links | |
| Website | alles-nur-theater.de |
| Social media | Facebook · X |
Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V. is an amateur theatre and cultural association based in Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its productions, which range from drama and comedy to musicals, bring together amateur performers and professionals from acting, directing, dance and singing.[1]
History
The group grew out of a theatre course at the Neuwied Volkshochschule (adult education centre) in 2007. Its first production, Jagdszenen, premiered there on 30 June 2007; Romeo und Julia followed in 2008 as the last production staged as a Volkshochschule course, after which the association was set up. By 2012 it had about 80 members.[2] The association itself dates its existence from 2009.[1]
Within its first six years the association staged more than 20 productions and grew to over 110 members. In 2013 it opened the Kulturkuppel, a cultural venue in a largely empty shopping arcade in Neuwied.[1]
Repertoire
The repertoire combines modern and classical drama, comedies, original plays and musicals; at its peak around 2012–2014 the association ran several productions in parallel each year.[3] Besides conventional stage productions it has staged Prinz Max ist zurück – Eine Zeitreise durch Neuwied, a theatrical city tour given on selected Sundays for five years,[4] and the interactive horror theatre Horrorhaus Schlabbeck, which ran for almost three years.[1]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jagdszenen | Martin Sperr | Volkshochschule Neuwied[5] |
| 2008 | Romeo und Julia | William Shakespeare | |
| 2009 | Ringcourt Castle | Oliver Grabus | |
| 2010 | Achtzehn – Die Vergangenheit vergisst nichts… | Oliver Grabus | |
| 2010 | Frohes Fest | Anthony Neilson | |
| 2010–2011 | Gretchen 89ff. | Lutz Hübner | |
| 2011 | Eine traumhafte Sommernachtsrevue | Oliver Grabus | |
| 2011–2014 | Janus und Selina – Ein römisches Abenteuer | Oliver Grabus | |
| 2011–2015 | Prinz Max ist zurück – Eine Zeitreise durch Neuwied | Theatrical city tour | |
| 2012 | Seelengift – Von der Kunst zu vergeben | ||
| 2012–2014 | Kunst | ||
| 2012 | Der Streit | Marivaux | Werkstatt im Schlosstheater Neuwied[2] |
| 2013 | Evita | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice | Musical; Schlosstheater Neuwied[6] |
| 2013–2015 | Horrorhaus Schlabbeck | Interactive horror theatre | |
| 2014 | Die acht Frauen | Robert Thomas | |
| 2014–2015 | Der Kontrabass | Patrick Süskind | Solo play[7] |
| 2015 | NICHTS. Was im Leben wichtig ist | after Janne Teller | Stage version by Andreas Erdmann[8] |
| 2015–2016 | Der kleine Tag | Musical | |
| 2016 | Hair | Musical[6] | |
| 2018–2019 | Die geheimnisvolle Spieluhr | Family musical[9] |
Venue
Early productions were staged at the Volkshochschule Neuwied and at guest venues in the region.[3] In 2013 members of the association converted the former Schlemmerkuppel, an arcade opposite Neuwied Palace that had largely stood empty, into the Kulturkuppel.[10] It hosts a monthly poetry slam and, since summer 2015, the live escape game 66 Minuten.[1] Larger productions such as Evita and Hair were staged at the Schlosstheater Neuwied in cooperation with the Landesbühne Rheinland-Pfalz.[6]
Organisation
Besides its productions, the association offers acting workshops and, since September 2022, a modern jazz dance group.[11]
Awards
In 2011 the Lions Club Neuwied-Andernach awarded the association and its artistic director its Kulturförderpreis.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Über uns, Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chamäleon-Virus hat schon 80 Leute angesteckt, Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V. (press article reproduced on the association's website, 2012), archived 5 June 2023, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Produktionen, Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V., archived 20 May 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2015-2011: Prinz Max ist zurück – Eine Zeitreise durch Neuwied, Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V., archived 20 May 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2007: Jagdszenen, Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V., archived 20 May 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 2016 Hair (Musical), Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V., archived 20 May 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Der Kontrabass von Patrick Süskind, Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V., archived 11 January 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2015 – NICHTS. Was im Leben wichtig ist, Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V., archived 9 January 2015, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Die Kulturkuppel (reproducing a Rhein-Zeitung article of 14 January 2013), Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V., archived 18 May 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Workshops, Chamäleon – Alles nur Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.