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'''Theaterverein „Die Gaukler" e. V.''' is an amateur theatre group based in [[wikipedia:Gemünden am Main|Gemünden am Main]] that performs in [[wikipedia:Lohr am Main|Lohr am Main]], [[wikipedia:Main-Spessart|district of Main-Spessart]], [[wikipedia:Lower Franconia|Lower Franconia]], Germany. It stages one comedy per season, running from autumn to late winter, in the ''Kulturkeller'' of the Weinhaus Mehling in Lohr.<ref name="impressum" /><ref name="historie" />

== History ==
The group's record of productions begins with the 2005/06 season. Several of its plays were written and directed by members, among them Joe Henselewski, Matthias Hahn, Constantin Kilian and Carsten Steuwer.<ref name="historie" /> The 2019/20 season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons were cancelled.<ref name="historie" /> In 2023 the premiere of ''Einmal Toskana und zurück'' played to an almost sold-out cellar of about 75 spectators.<ref name="me2023" />

== Repertoire ==
The repertoire consists of comedies, boulevard plays, crime comedies and occasional sketch programmes and children's plays.<ref name="historie" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Productions<ref name="historie" />
! Season !! Title !! Author !! Notes
|-
| 2005/06 || ''Trag doch deinen Pudel'' || Joe Henselewski ||
|-
| 2007/08 || ''Die Balkonszene'' || J. Chapman, A. Marriott ||
|-
| 2008/09 || ''[[wikipedia:Out of Order (play)|Außer Kontrolle]]'' || [[wikipedia:Ray Cooney|Ray Cooney]] ||
|-
| 2009/10 || ''37 Ansichtskarten'' || Michael McKeever ||
|-
| 2010/11 || ''Dracula'' || Bernd Klaus Jerofke ||
|-
| 2011/12 || ''Pamela und Pennworthy'' || Jim McGinn ||
|-
| 2011/12 || ''Friedamaus heckt was aus'' || Joe Henselewski || Children's play
|-
| 2012/13 || ''Denn sie wissen nicht, was sie erben'' || Erich Virch ||
|-
| 2013/14 || ''Perlicke Perlacke'' || Lutz Backes ||
|-
| 2014/15 || ''Dr. Jekyll und Fräulein Hyde'' || Matthias Hahn ||
|-
| 2015/16 || ''Wer ist wer?'' || Hans-Peter Zeller ||
|-
| 2016/17 || ''Genug ist nicht genug'' || Nick Walsh ||
|-
| 2017/18 || ''Loriots dramatische Werke'' || [[wikipedia:Loriot|Loriot]] || Sketches
|-
| 2018/19 || ''Was dem einen recht ist'' || ||
|-
| 2019/20 || ''Oh diese Männer!'' || [[wikipedia:Françoise Dorin|Françoise Dorin]] || Season cut short by the pandemic
|-
| 2022/23 || ''Silver Sisters'' || Constantin Kilian || Homage to ''[[wikipedia:The Golden Girls|The Golden Girls]]''
|-
| 2023/24 || ''Einmal Toskana und zurück oder: Nur Zeitreisen ist schöner'' || Carsten Steuwer ||
|-
| 2024/25 || ''In der Falle'' || Carsten Steuwer || Crime comedy
|-
| 2025/26 || ''Nonnenpoker'' || || Directed by Cornelia Wagner
|-
| 2026/27 || ''Es fährt kein Zug nach Irgendwo'' || Winnie Abel || Premiere 24 October 2026<ref name="stueck" />
|}

== Venue ==
The group performs in the ''Kulturkeller'', the cellar of the Weinhaus Mehling at Hauptstraße 30 in Lohr am Main.<ref name="impressum" /><ref name="me2026" />

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="historie">[http://www.gaukler-online.de/historie.html Historie], Theaterverein „Die Gaukler" e. V., retrieved 26 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261027143211/http://www.gaukler-online.de/historie.html Archived] on 27 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="stueck">[http://www.gaukler-online.de/stueck.html Das Stück], Theaterverein „Die Gaukler" e. V., retrieved 26 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261027143242/http://www.gaukler-online.de/stueck.html Archived] on 27 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="impressum">[http://www.gaukler-online.de/impressum.html Impressum], Theaterverein „Die Gaukler" e. V., retrieved 26 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261027143309/http://www.gaukler-online.de/impressum.html Archived] on 27 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="me2023">[https://www.main-echo.de/region/kreis-main-spessart/lohrer-theaterverein-gaukler-ueberzeugt-mit-flottem-tempo-witz-und-slapstick-art-8038753 Lohrer Theaterverein Gaukler überzeugt mit flottem Tempo, Witz und Slapstick], Main-Echo, 2023, retrieved 26 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261027143338/https://www.main-echo.de/region/kreis-main-spessart/lohrer-theaterverein-gaukler-ueberzeugt-mit-flottem-tempo-witz-und-slapstick-art-8038753 Archived] on 27 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="me2026">[https://www.main-echo.de/region/kreis-main-spessart/lohrer-theaterverein-die-gaukler-bringt-die-missgeschicke-des-bahnfahrens-auf-die-buehne-art-8790785 Lohrer Theaterverein "Die Gaukler" bringt die Missgeschicke des Bahnfahrens auf die Bühne], Main-Echo, 2026, retrieved 26 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261027143504/https://www.main-echo.de/region/kreis-main-spessart/lohrer-theaterverein-die-gaukler-bringt-die-missgeschicke-des-bahnfahrens-auf-die-buehne-art-8790785 Archived] on 27 October 2026.</ref>
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