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'''Gebirgstrachten-Erhaltungsverein Hochries-Samerberg Grainbach e. V.''' (GTEV Hochries-Samerberg) is a traditional costume association in Grainbach, part of the municipality of [[wikipedia:Samerberg|Samerberg]] at the foot of the [[wikipedia:Hochries|Hochries]] in the district of Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1896, it has a theatre group that performs a rural comedy (''Bauerntheater'') at the Gasthof Maurer around Christmas each year.<ref name="home" />

== History ==
The association has belonged to the regional ''Gauverband I'' since its founding year 1896.<ref name="home" /> It celebrated its 130th anniversary with a five-day festival week in August 2026, at which about 2,000 members of costume associations took part in the festive Sunday.<ref name="sn130" />

The association's chronicle first mentions theatre in 1909. One-act plays were performed at Christmas or at Christmas-tree auctions, and before the Second World War many three-act plays were also staged. Theatre revived after the war: ''Der Gankerl von Berchtesgaden'' in 1948 drew about 500 spectators, and ''Jennerweins Ende'' in the following year was also performed in [[wikipedia:Frasdorf|Frasdorf]], [[wikipedia:Aschau im Chiemgau|Aschau]] and Munich. The group's stage was in the Gasthaus Wörndl until 1952, when it moved to the Gasthof Maurer. Activity declined in the mid-1950s, recovered from the early 1960s until 1979, and after several setbacks no three-act plays were staged until 1982. A new stage was built in 1986.<ref name="theater" />

From 1992 Peter Wiesholzer led the theatre group for about 25 years; he wrote five of its plays himself, among them ''Der Aufschwung'', ''Meereskrise'' and ''Die Energieblende''. He was followed by Georg Brandmaier and, from 2020, Robert Dörper. During the [[wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic in Germany|COVID-19 pandemic]] the group could not perform. According to the association's chairman at the time, about 20 people work on, behind and in front of the stage for a standard production, and up to 40 for larger ones.<ref name="sn2021" /><ref name="theater" />

== Repertoire ==
The group plays three-act comedies in Bavarian dialect. Its 2024/25 production was ''Der Sauna-Gigolo'', a comedy by Andreas Wening in a Bavarian version by Barbara Heynen, performed on six evenings between 26 December 2024 and 5 January 2025 at the Gasthof Maurer.<ref name="sn2024" />

== Organisation ==
The association has about 300 members. Besides the theatre group, its activities include ''Goaßlschnalzer'' (whip-crackers), the historic ''Samer'' (packhorse drivers), [[wikipedia:Schuhplattler|Schuhplattler]] and costume dancing, an alpine singing event at the Moserboden in August and a mountain mass on the Hochries in September.<ref name="home" />

== References ==
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<ref name="home">[https://www.trachtenverein-grainbach.de/ Gebirgstrachtenerhaltungsverein Hochries-Samerberg], GTEV Hochries-Samerberg Grainbach e.V., retrieved 18 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260520123153/https://www.trachtenverein-grainbach.de/ Archived] on 20 May 2026.</ref>
<ref name="sn130">[https://samerbergernachrichten.de/grainbach-feiert-130-jahre-tracht-ein-festsonntag-fuer-die-ganze-region/ Grainbach feiert 130 Jahre Tracht], Samerberger Nachrichten, August 2026, retrieved 18 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261020053258/https://samerbergernachrichten.de/grainbach-feiert-130-jahre-tracht-ein-festsonntag-fuer-die-ganze-region/ Archived] on 20 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="theater">[https://www.trachtenverein-grainbach.de/wissenswertes/theater/ Die Theatergruppe des GTEV Hochries-Samerberg in Grainbach], GTEV Hochries-Samerberg Grainbach e.V., retrieved 18 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261020053404/https://www.trachtenverein-grainbach.de/wissenswertes/theater/ Archived] on 20 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="sn2021">[https://samerbergernachrichten.de/das-theater-mit-dem-theater-in-grainbach-auf-dem-samerberg/ Das Theater mit dem Theater in Grainbach auf dem Samerberg], Samerberger Nachrichten, retrieved 18 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261020053436/https://samerbergernachrichten.de/das-theater-mit-dem-theater-in-grainbach-auf-dem-samerberg/ Archived] on 20 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="sn2024">[https://samerbergernachrichten.de/theater-in-grainbach-mit-sauna-gigolo/ Theater in Grainbach mit Sauna-Gigolo], Samerberger Nachrichten, retrieved 18 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261020053522/https://samerbergernachrichten.de/theater-in-grainbach-mit-sauna-gigolo/ Archived] on 20 October 2026.</ref>
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