Theaterverein Dorfbühne
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Theaterverein Dorfbühne Waidhaus e. V. is an amateur theatre group in Waidhaus, district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Germany. Founded in 1995 in the village of Pfrentsch, it stages a dialect comedy each autumn and has had a children's and youth section since 2007.[1]
History
The club was founded on 3 December 1995 on the initiative of Martin Bauriedl and Ernst Frischholz jun. from Pfrentsch and Hans Prem from Lohma; of 43 theatre enthusiasts from the former district of Vohenstrauß at the founding meeting in the shooting club's house in Pfrentsch, 39 became members. Its first play, Hilfe, da Huat brennt, premiered on 20 April 1996 on a stage built by the members from timber donated from the state forest. Because of the long rehearsal times, the club decided after its second production in November 1996 to stage only one play per year, in autumn. In 1997 the local television station OTV recorded Zwei programmierte Schlitzohren, and the club began free Advent performances for senior citizens, held until 2005.[1]
In 2002 the group moved to the Kreuzwirtsaal, reopened as a stage after 20 years. It joined the Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater e. V. on 1 June 2004. After the inn closed, the group moved in November 2006 to the Hans-Sommer-Sportheim in Waidhaus, opening with Die Apolloniaglocke. A children's and youth section was founded in 2007 with Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge. For the 875th anniversary of Waidhaus in 2013 the group contributed scenes under the historical name Cultus Banale and staged a local version of Dinner for One on New Year's Eve.[1] The club had 117 members by its 20th anniversary.[1]
Repertoire
The group performs dialect comedies; it regards dialect theatre, recognised in 2016 as German intangible cultural heritage ("Regionale Vielfalt der Mundarttheater in Deutschland"), as a tradition to be preserved.[2] Known productions include Hilfe, da Huat brennt (1996), Ärger beim Kronen Max (1996), Zwei programmierte Schlitzohren (1997), Der ledige Bauplatz (2001), Die scheinheilige Dreifaltigkeit (2002) and Die Apolloniaglocke (2006).[1]
Venue
Since 2006 the group has performed in the Hans-Sommer-Sportheim in Waidhaus; earlier venues were the shooting club's house in Pfrentsch and the Kreuzwirtsaal.[1]
Organisation
Besides its plays, the club runs a stall at the Waidhaus Advent market, whose proceeds support a sponsored child in India, and takes part in the Weihnachtstrucker charity campaign.[1]