Pegasus Theater
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The Pegasus-Theater e. V. is an amateur theatre association in the Ecknach valley in the district of Aichach-Friedberg, Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1983 in Adelzhausen, it stages one large production a year, mostly lyrical comedies and classics with live music, and has played for many years in Schrobenhausen; for decades it was led by Meinrad Schmitt, a professor at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts.[1]
| Pegasus Theater e. V. | |
| Founded | 1983 |
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| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Aichach |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | pegasus-theater.de |
History
The Pegasus-Theater was established in 1983, with the mythical poet's horse in its emblem; it grew out of the children's theatre of the Adelzhausen primary school led by Renate Mechler-Schmitt, which continued to supply young players.[1] Among the school's and the group's early productions were Die chinesische Nachtigall after Hans Christian Andersen for Adelzhausen's 1200th anniversary in 1982, in the presence of the former Bavarian minister-president Alfons Goppel; Der verlorene Schuh after Franz von Pocci in 1984, documented in the television series Unter unserem Himmel; and Die Magyaren vor Augsburg for the 2000th anniversary of Augsburg in 1985.[1]
The group played in Adelzhausen until 1990, when it moved its annual main production to the Stadthalle in Schrobenhausen.[1] It also gave guest performances, mainly in Swabia, for example at the Augsburg state garden show in 1986, the historical market days in Aichach in 1997 and the fifth Swabian theatre days in Babenhausen in 1999.[1] Meinrad Schmitt directed and composed the music for the productions until 2013; since then the artistic direction has changed several times.[1] After the closure of the Schrobenhausen Stadthalle the group played in a cinema, a school concert hall and, in 2019, the conference building of the Bauer company, where it held a theatre festival.[1][2]
Repertoire
The group favours lyrical and comic plays, with music playing an integrating dramaturgical role; until 2013 it was composed by Meinrad Schmitt and played live by an instrumental ensemble. A high proportion of children and young people in the casts is also characteristic.[1]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Das Bärenfell | P. Willems | Repeated 1984 |
| 1985 | Die schlimmen Buben in der Schule | Johann Nestroy | |
| 1985 | Legenda Aurea | Meinrad Schmitt | |
| 1985 | Aucassin und Nicolette | Tankred Dorst | |
| 1985–1986 | Der Talisman | Johann Nestroy | |
| 1987 | Dr. Johann Faust | after old texts | |
| 1988 | Der Kater | Tankred Dorst | |
| 1989 | Nagerl und Handschuh | Johann Nestroy | |
| 1990 | Joke | Thornton Wilder | |
| 1991 | Die gefesselte Phantasie | Ferdinand Raimund | |
| 1992 | Der Bürger als Edelmann | Molière | Le Bourgeois gentilhomme |
| 1994 | Der nackte König | Evgeny Schwartz | |
| 1995 | Das Gold von Bayern | Reinhard Raffalt | |
| 1996 | Der Drache | Evgeny Schwartz | |
| 1997 | Das Atoll | Maxim Farewell | |
| 1997–1999 | Duelle | Scenes of quarrel, played, sung and danced, including The Bear by Anton Chekhov; special production for the 650th anniversary of Aichach | |
| 1998 | Der Verschwender | Ferdinand Raimund | |
| 1999 | Abadschidschi | after Carlo Goldoni | |
| 2000 | Lopes Traum | after Lope de Vega | |
| 2001 | Don Quixotte | Yves Jamiaque | |
| 2002 | Irrlandreise | Touring programme with scenes and one-act plays by Ken Campbell, Dario Fo and Jean Tardieu | |
| 2003 | AdiEdi | Jelena Kohout | Support of the Kammertheater Lazertis |
| 2004 | Das Wunder | Evgeny Schwartz | |
| 2005 | Der widerspenstige Heilige | Paul Vincent Carroll | |
| 2006 | Das grüne Gespenst | Tirso de Molina | |
| 2007 | Turandot | Wolfgang Hildesheimer | |
| 2008 | Christoph Kolumbus oder Die Entdeckung Amerikas | Walter Hasenclever and Kurt Tucholsky | |
| 2009 | Der Diamant des Geisterkönigs | Ferdinand Raimund | |
| 2010 | Wohnung zu vermieten | Johann Nestroy | |
| 2011 | A Kiss for Cinderella | J. M. Barrie | A Kiss for Cinderella |
| 2012 | Das Salzburger Große Welttheater | Hugo von Hofmannsthal | |
| 2013 | König für einen Tag | Franz von Pocci, Wilfrid Grote and Dario Fo | Comic pieces |
| 2014 | König Hirsch | Carlo Gozzi | King Stag |
| 2015 | Sommernachtstraum | William Shakespeare | A Midsummer Night's Dream; last production in the Stadthalle Schrobenhausen |
| 2016 | Der Frieden | after Aristophanes | Peace; Herzog-Filmtheater, Schrobenhausen; directed by Daniela Schroll and Johanna Mertl[2] |
| 2018 | Ein Engel kommt nach Babylon | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | Maria-Ward-Realschule Schrobenhausen |
| 2023 | Antike Anekdoten | the ensemble | |
| 2024 | Geschlossene Gesellschaft | Jean-Paul Sartre | No Exit; JuZe GreenHaus Schrobenhausen |
| 2025 | Der Sturm | William Shakespeare | The Tempest; Pupeter-Stadl, Unterbernbach[4] |
Venues
Until 1990 the group played in Adelzhausen, then until 2015 in the Stadthalle Schrobenhausen. Later venues were the Herzog-Filmtheater in Schrobenhausen (2016), the historical concert hall of the Maria-Ward-Realschule Schrobenhausen (2018 and 2023), the conference building of the Bauer company (2019), the youth centre GreenHaus in Schrobenhausen (2024) and the Pupeter-Stadl in Unterbernbach (2025).[1] In spring 2019 the town's building committee decided to close the dilapidated Stadthalle, where the group had hoped to hold its theatre festival, so the festival moved to the Bauer conference building.[2]
Organisation
The Pegasus-Theater receives support from the towns of Schrobenhausen and Aichach and the municipality of Adelzhausen.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Über das Pegasus-Theater, Pegasus-Theater e. V., retrieved 20 October 2026. Archived on 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Aktuelles (press excerpts from the Schrobenhausener Zeitung, 25 March, 3 and 5 April 2019, and the Aichacher Zeitung, 25 April 2016 and 12 May 2018), Pegasus-Theater e. V., retrieved 20 October 2026. Archived on 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Archiv, Pegasus-Theater e. V., retrieved 20 October 2026. Archived on 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Pegasus-Theater, Pegasus-Theater e. V., retrieved 20 October 2026. Archived on 21 October 2026.