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'''Seniorentheater in der Altstadt''' ('''SeTA''') is a [[wikipedia:Senior theatre|senior theatre]] ensemble in the [[wikipedia:Altstadt (Düsseldorf)|old town of Düsseldorf]], Germany, founded in 1989.<ref name="dewiki" /> In 2014 the ensemble had 33 performers aged between 60 and 88.<ref name="nrz" />

== History ==
SeTA was founded in 1989 by Ernest Martin, then director of the Junges Theater in der Altstadt (JuTA), and the director Wolfgang Caspar, who led it artistically until 1993. Helga Dürr and Gertrud Schwan led the ensemble from 1994 to 1999, followed by Götz Langer from 2000 to 2005 and then by the director Marlin de Haan.<ref name="dewiki" /> The theatre celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014.<ref name="nrz" /> According to German Wikipedia, it has been invited to give guest performances as far afield as Paris and London.<ref name="dewiki" />

== Repertoire ==
The ensemble presents one new production each year, in which directors work with the amateur performers on classic and contemporary plays. Productions have included Michel de Ghelderode's ''Kavalier Bizarr'' (2000, given as a German-language premiere), [[wikipedia:Elias Canetti|Elias Canetti]]'s ''Die Befristeten'' (2003), [[wikipedia:Federico García Lorca|Federico García Lorca]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The House of Bernarda Alba|The House of Bernarda Alba]]'' (2007) and [[wikipedia:Friedrich Dürrenmatt|Friedrich Dürrenmatt]]'s ''Der Meteor'' (2012).<ref name="dewiki" />

In 2010 the ensemble received the Deutscher Amateurtheaterpreis for its production of [[wikipedia:Bertolt Brecht|Bertolt Brecht]]'s ''[[wikipedia:A Respectable Wedding|A Respectable Wedding]]'' (''Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit'').<ref name="dewiki" />

== Organisation ==
SeTA is run as a registered association (Seniorentheater in der Altstadt SeTA e.V.) and is a member of the [[Bund Deutscher Amateurtheater (BDAT)]].<ref name="dewiki" /><ref name="nrz" />

== External links ==
* [https://www.setatheater.de/ Official website]

== References ==
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<ref name="dewiki">[https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seniorentheater_in_der_Altstadt&oldid=261113378 Seniorentheater in der Altstadt], German Wikipedia, retrieved 14 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="nrz">[https://www.nrz.de/staedte/duesseldorf/article9271974/theater-hilft-beim-leben.html Theater hilft beim Leben], Neue Rhein/Neue Ruhr Zeitung, 24 April 2014, retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014135035/https://www.nrz.de/staedte/duesseldorf/article9271974/theater-hilft-beim-leben.html Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref>
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