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The '''Heimatbühne Seeon e. V.''' is an amateur theatre association in Seeon, part of the municipality of [[wikipedia:Seeon-Seebruck|Seeon-Seebruck]] in the district of Traunstein, Upper Bavaria, Germany. Refounded in 1949 in a local theatre tradition dating back to 1914, it stages comedies and folk plays each autumn in the hall of the inn "Alter Wirt" in Seeon. In 2025 it received third place in the Bavarian amateur theatre prize.<ref name="chronik" /><ref name="tt2025" />

== History ==
According to its chronicle, the Heimatbühne Seeon traces its origins to 1914, when the ''Seeoner Theatergesellschaft'' performed in the hall of the former monastery ([[wikipedia:Seeon Abbey|Seeon Abbey]]), with support from the ducal family of Leuchtenberg after the First World War. The company dissolved in the late 1920s; the Catholic young men's movement then staged occasional plays at the "Alter Wirt" until it was banned under National Socialism, and from 1937 a group from the volunteer fire brigade played folk plays until its members were called up for war service. In autumn 1949 twelve people met at the Altwirt and founded a new group, again attached to the fire brigade; its first premiere, ''Der Kreuzhofbauer'', took place in the monastery hall in spring 1950. Since then the group has staged one or two productions a year.<ref name="chronik" />

Otto Gerl directed the group for 31 years until 1988; he was followed by Franzl Berger and in 1997 by Josef Mair, and later also by Christa Stifter (from 2006) and Regina Weistenfeld (from 2017). Besides comedies, the group has performed open-air plays such as the historical play ''Der Mönch von Seeon'' for the 1000th anniversary of Seeon in 1994 and [[wikipedia:Molière|Molière]]'s ''Der alte Geizkragen'' in the monastery courtyard, and classics such as [[wikipedia:Ludwig Anzengruber|Anzengruber]]'s ''Der Sternsteinhof'' and Ludwig Thoma's ''Magdalena''.<ref name="chronik" /> In 2026 the association's website spoke of 75 years of theatre.<ref name="home" />

== Repertoire ==
The main focus is on comedy; the repertoire also includes crime comedies and folk plays.<ref name="chronik" /><ref name="gespielt" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Productions (incomplete)<ref name="gespielt" />
! Year !! Title !! Author !! Notes
|-
| 2002/03 || ''Der Dorfpoet'' || Max Hackner || Comedy in three acts
|-
| 2003/04 || ''Schaut's doch mal vorbei'' || Ulla Kling || Comedy in three acts
|-
| 2004 || ''Damenbesuch unerwünscht'' || Erfried Smija || Bavarian farce in three acts
|-
| 2005 || ''Halleluja beinand'' || Ulla Kling || Comedy in three acts
|-
| 2006 || ''Die Gangsterfalle'' || Ulla Kling || Crime comedy in three acts
|-
| 2007 || ''Berühmt sein ist alles ...'' || Albert Kräuter || Farce in three acts
|-
| 2008 || ''Die Geierwally'' || Sebastian Kolb and Johann Seebacher || Play in four acts
|-
| 2009 || ''Die Witwen'' || [[wikipedia:Ludwig Thoma|Ludwig Thoma]] || Comedy in three acts
|-
| 2010 || ''Graf Schorschi'' || Carl Borro Schwerla || Munich comedy
|-
| 2011 || ''Ein gemütliches Wochenende'' || Jean Stuart, German version by Friedrich Kallina || Crime comedy in four acts
|-
| 2012 || ''Herz ist Trumpf'' || Franz Gischl || Munich comedy in three acts
|-
| 2013 || ''Das Wunder des heiligen Florian'' || Adele Meyer-Kaufmann || Folk play in three acts
|-
| 2014 || ''G'spenstermacher'' || Ralph Wallner || Farce in three acts
|-
| 2015 || ''Der Rosenkavalier'' || Josef Hager || Bavarian small-town comedy in eleven scenes
|-
| 2016 || ''Landeier'' || Frederik Holtkamp, Bavarian version by Ingrid Zellner || Comedy
|-
| 2017 || ''Ach, du fröhliche'' || Bernd Gombold || Farce in three acts
|-
| 2018 || ''Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen'' ||  || Crime comedy in three acts
|-
| 2019 || ''Aphrodites Zimmer'' ||  || Comedy in three acts
|-
| 2019 || ''Jugendtheater'' ||  || One-act comedy with music, youth production
|-
| 2023 || ''Die Grattleroper'' ||  || Summer 2023 in Baumburg; third place, Bayerischer Amateurtheaterpreis 2025 <ref name="tt2025" />
|-
| 2023 || ''Grand Malheur'' || Bernd Gombold || Farce in three acts
|-
| 2024 || ''Meine Leiche deine Leiche'' || Christine Steinwasser || Crime comedy in three acts
|-
| 2025 || ''Die drei Eisbären'' || Maximilian Vitus ||
|-
| 2026 || ''Die drei Dorfheiligen'' || Max Neal and Max Ferner || Autumn 2026 <ref name="home" />
|}

== Venue ==
The group plays in the hall of the Landgasthof "Alter Wirt" in Seeon; earlier and special productions took place in the hall and courtyard of the former monastery.<ref name="chronik" /> ''Die Grattleroper'' was performed in summer 2023 in Baumburg.<ref name="gespielt" />

== Organisation ==
The association's board consists of active players.<ref name="chronik" />

== Awards ==
In 2025 the Heimatbühne Seeon received third place in the acting category of the ''Bayerischer Amateurtheaterpreis'' (''Larifari'') of the Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater for ''Die Grattleroper'', which it had staged in 2023 under the direction of Regina Weistenfeld; the prize was presented in the Salzstadl in [[wikipedia:Landshut|Landshut]].<ref name="tt2025" />

== References ==
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<ref name="chronik">[http://www.heimatbuehne-seeon.de/de/chronik Chronik der Heimatbühne Seeon e.V.], Heimatbühne Seeon e.V., retrieved 18 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261020152736/http://www.heimatbuehne-seeon.de/de/chronik Archived] on 20 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="tt2025">[https://www.traunsteiner-tagblatt.de/region/landkreis-traunstein/seeon-seebruck_artikel,-theaterpreis-fuer-heimatbuehne-seeon-_arid,963083.html Theaterpreis für Heimatbühne Seeon], Traunsteiner Tagblatt, 24 October 2025, retrieved 18 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261020152900/https://www.traunsteiner-tagblatt.de/region/landkreis-traunstein/seeon-seebruck_artikel,-theaterpreis-fuer-heimatbuehne-seeon-_arid,963083.html Archived] on 20 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="home">[http://www.heimatbuehne-seeon.de/de/theatergruppe-chiemgau Heimatbühne Seeon – Theatergruppe im Chiemgau], Heimatbühne Seeon e.V., retrieved 18 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261020153035/http://www.heimatbuehne-seeon.de/de/theatergruppe-chiemgau Archived] on 20 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="gespielt">[http://www.heimatbuehne-seeon.de/de/theaterstuecke/schon-gespielt Bereits gespielte Stücke], Heimatbühne Seeon e.V., retrieved 18 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261020153109/http://www.heimatbuehne-seeon.de/de/theaterstuecke/schon-gespielt Archived] on 20 October 2026.</ref>
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