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Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e.V.
Founded 1892
Members 200 (as of 2026)
Legal form Registered association (eingetragener Verein)
Member of Lan­des­ver­band Ama­teur­thea­ter Rheinland-Pfalz
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Headquarters Q554268
Country Germany
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Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e.V. (TCVB) is an amateur theatre and carnival society based in Bechtolsheim, Alzey-Worms district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[1] Founded in 1892 as Theaterverein Spätheim, it stages an open-air production every July and a comedy in the Advent season, alongside children's and youth productions and the village's carnival sessions.[2][3]

History

The society was founded in 1892 as Theaterverein Spätheim with the aim of enriching cultural life in Bechtolsheim through amateur theatre, folk music and singing. Its first productions were Der heimliche Sünder and Üb immer Treu und Redlichkeit, and in 1893 it gave its first performance outside the village, in Dolgesheim. Carnival processions and evening carnival events were added soon after.[4][2]

World War I brought activities to a halt in 1914. An attempt to revive the society in 1920 failed; in 1922 a new board was formed and Der Schmied von Ruhla was performed. The society's records end in 1932.[5]

The society was refounded as Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim on 25 January 1953. Its first post-war production, Der Freischütz, followed on 10 January 1954, and plays such as Die Zigeunerin von Rocca Valla, Katharina Knie and Schinderhannes were staged in the following years, together with carnival sessions, masked balls and summer festivals.[4][5]

Fewer and fewer players were available in the 1960s. A younger board elected in 1974 revived the theatre work, and in 1975 the comedy Der Haftbefehl was staged; since then plays have been performed every year, initially in the pre-Christmas season.[4][5] In 1983 the society bought the former Spitzbriehaus and converted it into its clubhouse.[4]

The centenary was celebrated from 5 to 8 June 1992 with an academic ceremony, a variety evening, a Volkskunsttag, guest performances by other member groups of the association, a family day and a procession.[4] In 2001 the society moved from the Selzbachhalle to the Schützenhaus and started its open-air theatre.[4][6] The double anniversary of 111 years since the founding and 50 years since the refounding was marked in June 2003 with a theatre evening by groups of the association, an academic ceremony and a procession with more than 25 entries.[7] The 125th anniversary in 2017 included a murder-mystery dinner and an open-air event.[4]

A new youth theatre group was formed in autumn 2022 and a new children's group in spring 2024.[3] In 2026 the society marked 25 years of its open-air theatre.[6][8]

Repertoire

The society formerly staged mainly rural plays (Bauernstücke); today it performs mostly comedies and farces.[3] Each year the adult group gives two open-air performances on the first weekend of July and an Advent production with performances on the first and second Advent Saturdays and the second Advent Sunday.[3] The youth group has usually opened the Advent evenings with a one-act play.[9] Der verarmte Erbonkel (2018) was performed in the Rhenish Hessian dialect.[10] Undated productions mentioned on the society's website include the crime comedy Stress im Champus-Express, based on Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot.[3]

Productions (incomplete)
Year Title Author Notes
1922 Der Schmied von Ruhla [5]
1954 Der Freischütz First production after the refounding, 10 January 1954[5]
1975 Der Haftbefehl Comedy; revival of the theatre work[5]
2001 Die kleine Meerjungfrau First children's theatre production[11]
2001 Wenn die Heimatglocken läuten First open-air production[6]
2003 Der bronzene Jüngling Dieter Adam One-act play by the youth group[12]
2003 Das Brunnenfest Heidi Theunissen Three-act play, Advent[12]
2007 König Blubbermaul Children's theatre[11]
2008 Papagei mit Folgen Youth group, open air[9]
2008 Süß wie Zucker Youth group, winter[9]
2009 Das Weihnachtsdilemma Youth group, winter[9]
2015 Das Geheimnis der Geistervilla New children's group[11]
2018 Spaghetti, Eis und heiße Liebe Monika Wagneter-Stein Open air[13]
2018 Bella Italia – Schöne Ferien Manfred Stanzel One-act play by the youth group, Advent[10][14]
2018 Der verarmte Erbonkel Erich Koch Three-act farce in Rhenish Hessian dialect, Advent[10][14]
2021 Nix amore am Lago Maggiore Open air; 20 years of open-air theatre[3]
2023 Ein Fall für vier – Die mysteriöse Formel New youth group, 23 April 2023; repeated in July 2023 as curtain-raiser to the open-air play[15]
2023 Ganovenparty Javier Garcia Crime comedy, Advent[16]
2024 Entführt / Verführt Bernd Kietzke Open air[15][17]
2024 Der Kornkreis Andreas Kroll Youth group, 22 September 2024[18]
2024 Der verhexte Zirkus Claudia Kumpfe New children's group, 13 October 2024[19]
2024 Die zwei längsten Stunden seines Lebens Bernd Kietzke Advent[20]
2025 Es fährt kein Zug nach Irgendwo Winnie Abel Open air[21]
2025 Auf zu Frau Holle Children's group, 28 September 2025[22]
2025 Haarige Zeiten Winnie Abel Advent[23][1]
2026 MS Lampenfieber – Weiber und Wunder an Bord Christa Bitzer 31st open-air production[6][8]
2026 Die mutigen 6 Claudia Kumpfe Children's group, scheduled for 27 September 2026[24]

Venue

From the refounding in 1953 until 2001 the society performed in the Selzbachhalle, later the music hall of the volunteer fire brigade. Since 2001 its indoor productions have taken place in the Schützenhaus of the Schützenverein Petersberg, which was extended and converted for the purpose.[4] The open-air productions are staged on the Bogenplatz next to the Schützenhaus; in the early years a stage had to be erected for each performance.[6][8] In 2025 the hall was fitted with acoustic panels and headset microphones, funded in part by the LAG Rheinhessen.[22][25]

Organisation

Besides theatre, carnival is the society's second main activity. A council of eleven (Elferrat) organises the Beelsemer Fassenacht with a gala session, a senior citizens' session, a Blitzsitzung (a mix of carnival session and masked ball) and a children's masked ball.[4][26] During the COVID-19 pandemic it held its carnival session online as Fassenacht @ Home.[27] The society has been a member of the Deutscher Laienspielverband since 1957 and hosted its Volkskunsttage (folk art days) in 1965, 1992 and 2003.[5] In 2018 the adult group, which works without a director, rehearsed each play for three to four months.[14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitgliedsbühnen, Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 11 June 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bechtolsheim, German Wikipedia, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Theater, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Vereinsgeschichte, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Historie, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., archived 3 April 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 25 Jahre TCVB-Freilichttheater, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 10 March 2026, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Deutsche Volkskunsttage in Bechtolsheim gefeiert, Alzeyer Wochenblatt, 12 June 2003, reproduced on the society's website, archived 24 August 2003, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Freilichttheater in Bechtolsheim: „MS Lampenfieber – Weiber und Wunder an Bord“, Rheinhessen-Touristik, archived 17 April 2026, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Jugend, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., archived 23 August 2019, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Bechtolsheimer Laienschauspieler proben fleißig, Pauline Kopf, newspaper article reproduced on the society's website, 5 December 2018, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Kinder, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., archived 23 August 2019, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Brunnenwasser mit Heilkraft, Roswitha Wünsche-Heiden, 3 December 2003, reproduced on the society's website, archived 9 February 2004, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  13. ↑ Freilichttheater 2018, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 3 August 2018, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Lange Theaternacht in Bechtolsheim, Roswitha Wünsche-Heiden, newspaper article reproduced on the society's website, 5 December 2018, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 TCVB-Theatersaison 2024, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 30 April 2024, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  16. ↑ Wintertheater 2023, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 6 November 2023, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  17. ↑ Entführt / Verführt, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 28 July 2024, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  18. ↑ Der Kornkreis, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 29 August 2024, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  19. ↑ Der verhexte Zirkus, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 10 October 2024, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  20. ↑ Adventszeit ist Theaterzeit, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 3 November 2024, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  21. ↑ Es fährt kein Zug nach Nirgendwo, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 10 March 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Auf zu Frau Holle, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  23. ↑ Haarige Zeiten – Wintertheater 2025, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 19 October 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  24. ↑ Theater gegen Mobbing, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 11 September 2026, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  25. ↑ Mikrophone für Theatergruppe, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 1 June 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  26. ↑ Fastnacht, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  27. ↑ In Zeite Corona hilft net nur schenne, Theater- und Carnevalverein Bechtolsheim e. V., 2 February 2021, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
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