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The '''Koblenzer Jugendtheater e. V.''' (KoJu) is a youth theatre association in [[wikipedia:Koblenz|Koblenz]], [[wikipedia:Rhineland-Palatinate|Rhineland-Palatinate]], Germany. Founded in 1991, it brings together children and young people with professional theatre artists to stage musicals, revues, children's plays and drama.<ref name="about" />

== Concept ==
The association's productions are directed and prepared by professional theatre practitioners, while the young performers, aged from six to 28, take part without pay. The association describes its aim as giving young people a cultural and artistic education and as a platform for young talent, some of whom have gone on to professional careers. By its own count, more than 700 young people have performed in more than 60 productions.<ref name="about" />

== Repertoire ==
The main focus is on [[wikipedia:Musical theatre|musicals]], revues and children's theatre. The association highlights its own productions, such as revues on the spirit of particular decades and original children's plays, as well as young interpretations of classics, experimental drama, operetta and opera.<ref name="about" />

Productions listed by the association include the musicals ''[[wikipedia:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat|Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'', ''[[wikipedia:You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown|Du bist in Ordnung, Charlie Brown]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Addams Family (musical)|The Addams Family]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Spring Awakening (musical)|Frühlings Erwachen]]'' and a musical based on ''[[wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]''; the children's opera ''[[wikipedia:Brundibár|Brundibár]]'' combined with a piece titled ''Myrjam Ghettokind''; ''Faust [on speed] – ein Faust-Remix''; [[wikipedia:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]]'s ''Bunbury'' (''[[wikipedia:The Importance of Being Earnest|The Importance of Being Earnest]]''); the 1990s revue ''Hyper! Hyper!'' and the 1960s revue ''Surfin' Summer''; and a promenade production for the 40th anniversary of the Koblenz ''Kulturfabrik''.<ref name="programm" />

== Organisation ==
The Koblenzer Jugendtheater is funded by the ''Stiftung Zukunft'' of the Sparkasse Koblenz, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the city of Koblenz and regional sponsors, but mainly by the subscriptions and donations of its supporting members.<ref name="about" />

== References ==
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<ref name="about">[https://www.koblenzerjugendtheater.de/wer-wir-sind-was-wir-machen/ Wer wir sind & Was wir machen], Koblenzer Jugendtheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014204047/https://www.koblenzerjugendtheater.de/wer-wir-sind-was-wir-machen/ Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="programm">[https://www.koblenzerjugendtheater.de/programm-historie/ Programm], Koblenzer Jugendtheater e.V., retrieved 14 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261014204124/https://www.koblenzerjugendtheater.de/programm-historie/ Archived] on 14 October 2026.</ref>
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