Theaterverein der Pfadfinder Ottobeuren
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| Theaterverein der Pfadfinder Ottobeuren e. V. | |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
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| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Ottobeuren |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | silach2014.de |
The Theaterverein der Pfadfinder Ottobeuren e. V. is the amateur theatre group of the scouts (Pfadfinder) in Ottobeuren, district of Unterallgäu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The scouts have staged an autumn play every year since the late 1960s and in 2014 presented the open-air play Silach for the 1250th anniversary of Ottobeuren Abbey.[1][2]
History
By 2014 the scouts had performed a kind of "farmhouse parlour theatre" every autumn for 46 years, first in the Hirschsaal and later in the parish hall. For the abbey's 1250th anniversary they revived Silach oder die Stiftung des Klosters Ottobeuren, a play about the founder of the abbey written by the Benedictine Father Kaspar Kuhn and first performed on 19 September 1875. After three years of preparation, the new version Silach premiered on 18 July 2014 on an open-air stage in the west courtyard of the abbey, with 22 speaking roles, a total of 50 to 80 helpers and a stand for 320 spectators per performance; new sets and costumes were made, and the budget was about 25,000 euros.[1][2]
Repertoire
The autumn productions are usually comedies, many in Swabian dialect, staged in the parish hall.[1] In November 2025 the scouts staged Der Geisterbräu for the third time after 1976 and 2000, a play with 27 roles and four sets.[3]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Der Geisterbräu | [3] | |
| 2000 | Der Geisterbräu | Revival[3] | |
| 2014 | Silach | after Kaspar Kuhn | Open-air production at Ottobeuren Abbey[1] |
| 2025 | Der Geisterbräu | Revival[3] |
Venue
The autumn plays are performed in the parish hall (Pfarrheim) of Ottobeuren; the 2014 open-air production took place in the west courtyard of the abbey.[1][3]
Organisation
The theatre group belongs to the local scouting group, the Pfadfinderschaft St. Georg in Ottobeuren, which also organises other activities such as a St Nicholas visit service.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 18.07.2014 – Premiere von „Silach" auf der Freilichtbühne im Westhof der Abtei Ottobeuren, Ottobeuren macht Geschichte (Markt Ottobeuren), retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 13 July 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kaspar Kuhn, Literaturportal Bayern, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Ottobeuren Life, November 2025, Markt Ottobeuren, retrieved 26 October 2026. Archived on 27 October 2026.