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The '''Deutsches Gehörlosen-Theater''' (DGT; ''German Deaf Theatre'') is a theatre association of deaf performers that stages classical and contemporary plays in [[wikipedia:German Sign Language|German Sign Language]] for deaf and hearing audiences. Founded in 1949 in [[wikipedia:Dortmund|Dortmund]], it was later based in [[wikipedia:Berlin|Berlin]] and from 2005 in [[wikipedia:Munich|Munich]].<ref name="ssh" /><ref name="ueber" />

== History ==
According to its managing director Traudel (Gertraud) Sailer, the DGT was founded in Dortmund in 1949, later moved its seat to Berlin, and has been based in Munich under her direction since 2005. In 2009 the company had been producing a new play almost every year for around 60 years, ranging from Greek tragedies and classics to modern plays. It has no permanent ensemble; deaf actors from all over Germany are cast for each production and come together for rehearsals, which in 2009 took place at the deaf centre in Munich.<ref name="ssh" /> Heinz A. Feuerbaum was the theatre's director and stage director for many years.<ref name="feuerbaum" />

== Repertoire ==
The DGT describes sign language and [[wikipedia:Deaf culture|deaf culture]] as the foundation of its work. Its productions are shown with [[wikipedia:Surtitles|surtitles]], with interpreters or with "shadow actors" who speak the text for hearing audiences.<ref name="ueber" />
* 2009: ''Moral'' by [[wikipedia:Ludwig Thoma|Ludwig Thoma]], directed by Elisabeth Pinilla-Isabela; the company's first Bavarian play after its move to Munich, with a dress rehearsal at the Theater Leo 17 in Munich on 9 October 2009.<ref name="ssh" />
* 2016–2018: ''Armer Truffaldino!'', after [[wikipedia:Carlo Goldoni|Carlo Goldoni]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Servant of Two Masters|The Servant of Two Masters]]'', directed by Zoe Xanthopolou.<ref name="stuecke" />
* 2026: ''Pinocchios'', a drama about identity, morality and exclusion directed by Eyk Kaulisky, developed with the whole team as equal protagonists; it opened at the Theater Leo 17 in Munich on 21 February 2026 before touring. The production was supported by [[wikipedia:Aktion Mensch|Aktion Mensch]], among others.<ref name="home" />

== References ==
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<ref name="ssh">[https://archiv.taubenschlag.de/html/ssh/1436.pdf Sehen statt Hören: Deutsches Gehörlosentheater – „Moral“ (transcript)], Bayerischer Rundfunk / taubenschlag.de archive, 2009, retrieved 17 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261018180037/https://archiv.taubenschlag.de/html/ssh/1436.pdf Archived] on 18 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="ueber">[https://www.gehoerlosentheater.de/ueber-uns Über uns], Deutsches Gehörlosen-Theater e. V., retrieved 17 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261018180114/https://www.gehoerlosentheater.de/ueber-uns Archived] on 18 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="feuerbaum">[https://www.archiv.taubenschlag.de/cms_pics/Feuerbaum80.pdf 80. Geburtstag von Heinz A. Feuerbaum – Langjähriger Regisseur des DGT], taubenschlag.de archive, 2010, retrieved 17 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250425224807/https://archiv.taubenschlag.de/cms_pics/Feuerbaum80.pdf Archived] on 25 April 2025.</ref>
<ref name="stuecke">[https://www.gehoerlosentheater.de/theaterstuecke Theaterstücke], Deutsches Gehörlosen-Theater e. V., retrieved 17 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261018180202/https://www.gehoerlosentheater.de/theaterstuecke Archived] on 18 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="home">[https://www.gehoerlosentheater.de/ Deutsches Gehörlosentheater], Deutsches Gehörlosen-Theater e. V., retrieved 17 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261018180333/https://www.gehoerlosentheater.de/ Archived] on 18 October 2026.</ref>
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