Welfenbühne Steingaden
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The Welfenbühne Steingaden e. V. is an amateur theatre association in Steingaden, district of Weilheim-Schongau, Upper Bavaria, Germany.[1] It stages plays in the parish hall of Steingaden and organises Welfs Erbe, a large open-air historical play on the village market square about Steingaden Abbey.[2][3]
History
Welfs Erbe was written by Karl Müller-Hindelang for the 850th anniversary of Steingaden in 1997 and revived in 2003, each time with more than 300 participants. A third staging, planned for the 875th anniversary in 2022, was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and took place in 2026, organised by a committee of the Welfenbühne.[3][4]
Repertoire
Besides the open-air play, the association stages comedies in the parish hall (Pfarrsaal), directed in 2024 and 2025 by the Munich director and theatre educator Gisela Maria Schmitz.[2][3]
Welfs Erbe tells the history of the Premonstratensian abbey from its foundation by Welf VI in 1147 to its dissolution in the secularisation of 1803.[3] The 2026 production, directed by Karl Müller-Hindelang, Gisela Maria Schmitz and Christian Schönfelder, involved more than 300 participants, horses and riders, a choir of 80 and a theatre orchestra of the local brass band playing music by Manfred Glowatzki; nine performances were given from 18 July to 8 August 2026 in front of a stand with 714 seats.[4][5]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Welfs Erbe | Karl Müller-Hindelang | Open-air, market square; 850th anniversary of Steingaden[3] |
| 2003 | Welfs Erbe | Karl Müller-Hindelang | Revival[3] |
| 2022 | Nautilus | Andreas Vecchioni | [2] |
| 2024 | I hired a contract killer | after Aki Kaurismäki | Directed by Gisela Maria Schmitz[2] |
| 2025 | Die Groteske | Andreas Vecchioni | April, Pfarrsaal; directed by Gisela Maria Schmitz[2] |
| 2026 | Welfs Erbe | Karl Müller-Hindelang | Open-air, market square, 18 July – 8 August[4] |
Venue
Plays are performed in the parish hall of Steingaden; Welfs Erbe is played on the cobbled market square in the village centre.[2][5]
References
- ↑ Impressum, Welfenbühne Steingaden e. V., archived 13 November 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Mitteilungsblatt 14.03.2025, Gemeinde Steingaden, 14 March 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Welfs Erbe kehrt 2026 zurück: Steingadens Geschichte auf der Freilichtbühne, Kreisbote, 13 November 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Welfs Erbe, Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Premiere für „Welfs Erbe“, Füssen aktuell, May 2026, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.