Die Mühlbacher Amateurtheater Miehlen 2004 e.V.
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| Founded | 11 March 2004 |
|---|---|
| Members | 36 (as of January 2021) |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of |
Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz Association of German Amateur Theater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Q631119 |
| Country | Germany |
| Links | |
| Website | diemuehlbacher.de |
„Die Mühlbacher“ Amateurtheater Miehlen 2004 e.V. is an amateur theatre group in Miehlen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Founded in 2004 as the theatre section of the local Heimatverein, it has been an independent association since 2011 and stages a theatre weekend each April in the Bürgerhaus Miehlen.[1]
History
In 2003 the board of the Heimatverein Miehlen e.V. contacted eleven residents interested in forming a theatre group; after several meetings five remained. They rehearsed a one-act play for the association's annual general meeting in March 2004 and, after its reception there, gave a public performance before an audience of about 180. On 11 March 2004 the actors and the Heimatverein board founded the theatre group, with five amateur actors signing the founding minutes. A theatre weekend has been held each April since then.[1] In 2010 the website described the group as "Die Mühlbacher", the theatre of the Heimatverein Miehlen e.V.[2]
As the Heimatverein faced dissolution, the theatre section held a founding assembly for an independent association on 27 October 2011 at the inn „Zur Rose“, adopting the name „Die Mühlbacher“ Amateurtheater Miehlen 2004 e.V. and gaining several new members.[1]
The theatre weekend of April 2014 marked the group's tenth anniversary, with photo collages and slide shows in the foyer of the Bürgerhaus. After that season the long-time artistic director and stage director left the association; the artistic direction passed to a successor, initially on an interim basis, and the statutes were changed so that it was no longer part of the five-member board. In 2017 the group performed outside Miehlen for the first time, when the carnival club „DeBaGa’sch“ Dessighofen 2010 e.V. booked Neurosige Zeiten as a guest performance in the village hall of Niederbachheim; the group was engaged there again for the following two seasons.[1]
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 theatre weekend was cancelled and rehearsals could not take place. In 2021 a small ensemble staged the psychological thriller Die Therapie as a separate theatre project in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein, and the regular theatre weekend resumed in April 2022 with Mitten im Ort.[3] In January 2021 the association had 36 members, about a third of them available as actors, aged from 18 to over 70 and living in Miehlen and the surrounding area as far as Koblenz.[1]
Repertoire
The group stages its main production of the year at the April theatre weekend; since 2021 it has also staged smaller theatre projects alongside it, beginning with a psychological thriller, and in 2024 it presented its first crime play. In 2022, 2023 and 2025 the main production was a play written by the group's own stage director.[3][4]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ein gemütlicher Abend | First production | |
| 2006 | Jeder lebt in Scheidung | Ralf Kaspari | |
| 2007 | Theater auf der Küchenbank | Renate Reuß | |
| 2008 | Wo ist die Kette von Henriette? | Gudrun Ebner | |
| 2009 | Familienkrach im Doppelhaus | Dieter Adam | |
| 2010 | Alles nur Theater | Erich Koch | |
| 2011 | Liebe? Alles nur Chemie | Elfriede Wipplinger | |
| 2012 | Der störrische Brautvater | Walter G. Pfaus | |
| 2013 | Freizeit in der Steinzeit | Wilfried Reinehr | |
| 2014 | Wer krank ist, muss kerngesund sein | Tenth-anniversary season[1] | |
| 2015 | Beckers Brötchen sind die Besten | Sonja Buchholz | |
| 2016 | Club der Pantoffelhelden | Hans Schimmel | |
| 2017 | Neurosige Zeiten | Winnie Abel | Also a guest performance in Niederbachheim[1] |
| 2018 | Der Sauna Gigolo | Andreas Wening | |
| 2019 | Lucifer | Pascal Eckermann | |
| 2021 | Die Therapie | after Sebastian Fitzek, stage adaptation by Marc Gruppe | Theatre project; premiere 10 July 2021 in the Ärztehaus Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz[3] |
| 2022 | Mitten im Ort | Felix Braun | 22–24 April 2022, Bürgerhaus Miehlen[3] |
| 2022 | Die Therapie | after Sebastian Fitzek, stage adaptation by Marc Gruppe | Revival of the 2021 production; 30 July 2022 in the wine cellar of a winery in Winningen[3] |
| 2023 | Klick klick weg – Online-Dating für Einsteiger | Felix Braun | |
| 2023 | Der Anruf | Stephan Eckel | Thriller |
| 2024 | Die seltsame Gräfin | Dirk Zellmer, freely after Edgar Wallace | Crime play |
| 2025 | Lebenslinien und Lachfalten | Felix Mosel | |
| 2025 | Einszweiundzwanzig vor dem Ende | Matthieu Delaporte, German by Georg Holzer | Black comedy; third theatre project, with three actors[3] |
| 2026 | Der Juwelen-Priester | Bernd Spehling | Comedy in two acts; 24–26 April 2026, Bürgerhaus Miehlen[5] |
Venue
The group performs in the Bürgerhaus Miehlen, the municipal hall built in 2004 on the edge of the village next to the sports ground.[6]
Organisation
Since 2008 the group has donated part of its ticket proceeds each year to social and charitable institutions and to the youth sections of clubs in and around Miehlen.[1] In September 2020, when regular rehearsals were impossible, members took part in the workshop "Wir träumen vom Sommer" organised by the Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz for its member groups. In October 2021 the group co-presented, and provided the catering for, a performance of I am what I am by the Bartels-Bühne Flammersfeld in the Bürgerhaus of Nastätten, in which its stage director appeared as an actor.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Über uns, „Die Mühlbacher“ Amateurtheater Miehlen 2004 e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Die Mühlbacher – Home (archived 22 January 2010), Die Mühlbacher, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Aktuelles, „Die Mühlbacher“ Amateurtheater Miehlen 2004 e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Stückhistorie, „Die Mühlbacher“ Amateurtheater Miehlen 2004 e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ aktuelle Aufführung, „Die Mühlbacher“ Amateurtheater Miehlen 2004 e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Kontakt, „Die Mühlbacher“ Amateurtheater Miehlen 2004 e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 12 June 2026.