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Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V. is an amateur theatre association in Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[1] Its members have staged plays since 1987, at first as the Sisyphus theatre, and the association includes the women's theatre group WeibsBilder. It works with professional directors.[2]

History

Theatre work in the group began in 1987 with a production of Die Dreigroschenoper.[2] Until 2001 the plays were shown under the name Sisyphus (Sisyphustheater Herxheim); the women's group WeibsBilder followed in 1995.[3][4] Members also took part in two village theatre projects of the Herxheim-based professional Chawwerusch Theater, Starker Duwak (1991/92) and Nuff und Nunner (1998).[3]

The players were organised in the association Kulturzentrum Altes Kino e.V., founded in 1991. At its general meeting on 6 March 2002 the association changed its name to Dorftheater Herxheim e.V., so that the name would include the word theatre.[5] Its first production under the new name was the men's project Kohle in de Milchkann. Planning for it began in 2000; the piece was developed from improvisations by the players, written by a team of three authors and performed in October 2002 by sixteen men in Palatine German. The story was based on a group of young criminals in the Palatinate Forest around 1960.[5][6][7]

In 2020 the WeibsBilder production Rosa B. – beinah vergessen was nominated for the Deutscher Amateurtheaterpreis amarena in the category for productions in rural areas, according to the group's own website.[2][4] In 2021 the association staged N I C H T S at the Herxheim sand racetrack, with project funding from the programme Land in Sicht! of the Bund Deutscher Amateurtheater (BDAT). A video walk called Rennbahngeschichten accompanied it.[8][9] saal_46 – Maria Stuart im Bayrischen Hof premiered on 25 April 2026. It is about a staging of Schiller's Maria Stuart by young people in the dance hall of a Herxheim inn in 1946, and draws on memories of Herxheim residents. A revival is planned for spring 2027.[10][11]

Repertoire

The group has staged works by Bertolt Brecht, William Shakespeare and Ödön von Horváth, as well as new pieces and devised projects written for it, several of them in Palatine dialect. Since the 1990s the WeibsBilder have staged productions about women's lives in the region.[3][4][12]

Productions[13][3]
Year Title Author Notes
1987 Die Dreigroschenoper after Bertolt Brecht Sisyphus; dated 1986 on the current overview[2]
1988 Schule mit Clowns F. K. Waechter Sisyphus
1989 Ein Sommernachtstraum William Shakespeare Sisyphus
1990 Der Lechner Edi schaut ins Paradies Jura Soyfer Sisyphus
1991/92 Starker Duwak Village theatre project with the Chawwerusch Theater
1993 Himmelwärts Ödön von Horváth Sisyphus
1995 Ostern ist nie dienstags Sisyphus; own production
1995 Wasser, Weiber, weiße Wäsch Monika Kleebauer WeibsBilder
1995/96 Saalü – Saalgeschichten Bayrischer Hof Sisyphus
1997 Lysistrata after Aristophanes Sisyphus
1998 Nuff und Nunner Village theatre project with the Chawwerusch Theater
2001 Nimmer zu Diensten Monika Kleebauer WeibsBilder[5]
2001 Der Irrläufer Hansjörg Schneider Sisyphus; first production in the Palatinate[14]
2002 Kohle in de Milchkann Ben Hergl, Peter Schrass, Walter Menzlaw Men's project in Palatine dialect; 14 performances in October 2002[7]
2003 Das Wunder in Haus Gutbrunnen Monika Kleebauer WeibsBilder
2005 Brot und Spiele Walter Menzlaw Theatre evening combined with a meal; premiere 23 September 2005, further performances until January 2006[15]
2007/08 de Bernarda Alba ihr Haus after Federico García Lorca (The House of Bernarda Alba), Palatine translation by Helga Schneider WeibsBilder
2009/10 Hippies, Träumer, Revoluzzer Devised piece on the 1970s; five performances in 2009 and 2010[16]
2011 Maiglöckelbowle Helga Schneider and ensemble WeibsBilder; first performance May 2011[12]
2014 BläGG aud! Esther Steinbrecher First performance 17 January 2014[17]
2016 Amigas, подруги, Freundinnen, Arkadaşlar Intercultural women's theatre project; performed 9 and 10 July 2016[18]
2017 Grundeis – Vorfisch ist besser als Nachfisch Esther Steinbrecher First performance 13 January 2017[19]
2019/2022 Rosa B. – beinah vergessen Ro Tritschler WeibsBilder; nominated for amarena 2020[4]
2021 N I C H T S Esther Steinbrecher Performed at the Herxheim sand racetrack; premiere 27 August 2021[8]
2021 Rennbahngeschichten Video walk shown from 27 August to 30 September 2021[9]
2026 saal_46 – Maria Stuart im Bayrischen Hof Rosa Tritschler Premiere 25 April 2026[10]

Venue

Many productions since 2001 have been performed in the Chawwerusch Theatersaal in Herxheim, the hall of the Chawwerusch Theater.[7][14][17][19] In the early 2000s the association had a rehearsal room in the former Raiffeisen building in Herxheim, which it had refurbished with support from the municipality.[5]

Organisation

Under its statutes the association runs and supports projects that promote culture in Herxheim and the surrounding region, including rehearsal and performance opportunities for local groups. It also acts as organiser and sponsor of projects in the area.[20][2] The women's theatre group WeibsBilder is part of the association.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Impressum, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 über uns, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Die Stücke, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., archived 2 November 2014, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Rosa B., Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Der Verein Dorftheater Herxheim e.V., Dorftheater Herxheim e.V., archived 13 April 2003, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Kohle in de Milchkann, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Aufführungstermine, Dorftheater Herxheim e.V., archived 13 April 2003, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 N I C H T S, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 ein digital walk, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 saal_46 Maria Stuart im BAYRISCHEN HOF, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  11. ↑ Saal46 – Maria Stuart im Bayrischen Hof, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 20 May 2026.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Maiglöckelbowle, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  13. ↑ stücke, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 DER IRRLÄUFER, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  15. ↑ Brot und Spiele, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  16. ↑ Hippies, Träumer, Revoluzzer, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 BläGG aud!, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  18. ↑ Amigas, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Grundeis, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
  20. ↑ kontakt, Herxheimer Dorftheater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
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