Theaterverein Spielzeit Düngenheim e.V.
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The Theaterverein Spielzeit Düngenheim e.V., usually called Spielzeit Düngenheim, is an amateur theatre group in Düngenheim, in the Cochem-Zell district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It grew out of a village Christmas play first staged in 2010 and became an independent association in 2012.[1] It stages one production a year in the Düngenheim Gemeindehalle.[2]
| Founded | 2010 |
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| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz |
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| Headquarters | Q567785 |
| Country | Germany |
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| Website | spielzeit-duengenheim.de |
| Social media | Facebook · Instagram |
History
For many years the municipality of Düngenheim engaged a professional touring children's theatre to perform a play in the Gemeindehalle shortly before Christmas. From this tradition came the idea of staging a play with local performers. In spring 2010, at the initiative of the municipality, interested residents met and formed a group of children, young people and adults, which in December 2010 performed Angelika Bartram's Christmas play Teddy's Weihnachtsirrfahrt to a sold-out hall. In the following year the number of performances was raised from one to three, still under the patronage of the municipality. In May 2012 the players founded their own registered association under the name „Spielzeit Düngenheim“ in order to work independently.[1] In 2013 the regional weekly Blick Aktuell described it as the youngest theatre association in the region.[3]
In 2019 the group marked its tenth stage anniversary with the crime comedy Das Kartenhaus; the cast at that time ranged in age from 11 to 62.[4] No productions are listed for 2020 and 2022; the group returned in October 2021 with Winnie Abel's railway comedy Es fährt kein Zug nach Irgendwo.[2][5]
Repertoire
Until 2018 the group staged a Christmas play for children and families each December, usually with three performances; since 2019 it has performed comedies for an adult audience in September or October.[2][6][7] Some plays have been adapted to the region: the 2018 children's play was set in the slate-mining country around Düngenheim,[6] and the 2024 comedy was revised for local conditions and played partly in the local dialect, Dinneschemer Platt.[8]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Teddy's Weihnachtsirrfahrt | Angelika Bartram | First production, one performance[1] |
| 2011 | Wie Puck Weihnachten rettet | Christina Stenger | Three performances[1] |
| 2012 | Bill Bo und seine Bande | Frank Pinkus | Stage version of the Augsburger Puppenkiste story[9] |
| 2013 | Wilma Wolle's Weihnachtsladen | Ulrich G. Engelmann | [3] |
| 2014 | Unheimlich Fröhliche Weihnachten | Antje König | Reported in the press as Gespenster sind auch nur Menschen[10] |
| 2015 | So viele Sterne | Antje König | Ensemble of 18[11] |
| 2016 | Es ist ein Elch entsprungen | Andreas Steinhöfel | |
| 2017 | Ophelia und die Schublade vom verlorenen Glück | Ulrich G. Engelmann | |
| 2018 | Philly Phantastico oder die Kaulenmännchen im Schieferland | Christina Stenger | Adapted to the region[6] |
| 2019 | Das Kartenhaus | Gabriele Seba | Crime comedy; tenth stage anniversary[4] |
| 2021 | Es fährt kein Zug nach Irgendwo | Winnie Abel | [5] |
| 2023 | Die etwas wilde Hochzeitsnacht | Bernd Kietzke | [7] |
| 2024 | 50 – und alle spielen verrückt | Dani von Wattenwyl | Regionally adapted, partly in dialect[12][8] |
| 2025 | Barfuß im Schnee | Bernd Spehling | |
| 2026 | Butler heißen immer James | Bernd Kietzke | [13] |
Venue
The group performs in the Gemeindehalle (municipal hall) of Düngenheim.[1] For the 2012 production, 250 numbered seats were available per performance.[9]
Organisation
Its casts have included children, young people and adults, spanning nearly three generations.[9] In 2018 it received a donation from the regional energy supplier's sponsorship programme to support its youth work, and the proceeds of a benefit concert in nearby Forst were given to the association for its children's and youth work.[14][15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Über uns, Theaterverein Spielzeit Düngenheim e.V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Unsere Spielzeiten im Rückblick (with one subpage per season), Theaterverein Spielzeit Düngenheim e.V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 „Wilma Wolles Weihnachtsladen“, Blick Aktuell, 12 December 2013, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 „Das Kartenhaus“, Blick Aktuell, 2 October 2019, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 „Es fährt kein Zug nach Irgendwo“, Blick Aktuell, 6 July 2021, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Die Kaulenmännchen im Schieferland, Blick Aktuell, 14 November 2018, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 „Wilde Hochzeitsnacht“ wird zum frivolen Spektakel, Blick Aktuell, 26 September 2023, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Scheinbare Eifelmafiosi sorgen für Aufregung, Blick Aktuell, 27 September 2024, reproduced on the website of Theaterverein Spielzeit Düngenheim e.V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 „Bill Bo und seine Bande“, Blick Aktuell, 22 November 2012, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Gespenster sind auch nur Menschen, Rhein-Zeitung, 2 December 2014, reproduced on the website of Theaterverein Spielzeit Düngenheim e.V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Theaterverein “Spielzeit” Düngenheim präsentiert ein unterhaltsames Theaterstück mit hervorragenden Darstellern, Blick Aktuell, 19 December 2015, reproduced on the website of Theaterverein Spielzeit Düngenheim e.V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Geburtstagschaos mit Überraschungseffekt: Theaterverein probt für große Aufführung in Düngenheim, Rhein-Zeitung, 22 August 2024, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Neue Komödie feiert Premiere: Spielzeit Düngenheim lässt Welten aufeinanderprallen, Rhein-Zeitung, 20 September 2026, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ evm unterstützt Theaterverein, Region im Blick, 15 November 2018, reproduced on the website of Theaterverein Spielzeit Düngenheim e.V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ BeneViez-Event erfreute mit Livemusik, Salsa-Tanz und Gaumenfreuden, Blick Aktuell, 8 September 2018, reproduced on the website of Theaterverein Spielzeit Düngenheim e.V., retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.