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'''Spot Theater Kaufbeuren e. V.''' (listed as ''SPOT Projektteam e. V.'') is an amateur theatre association from [[wikipedia:Kaufbeuren|Kaufbeuren]] in the Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany.<ref name="impressum" /><ref name="wsk" /> Founded in 1997 by the Kaufbeuren theatre veteran Herbert Zemann, it explores extreme and difficult themes – art, violence, lost people, longing – in performances, musicals, plays and [[wikipedia:Street art|street art]].<ref name="home" />

== History ==
The group was founded in 1997 by Herbert Zemann and continues his approach: "Lebt und zeigt Emotionen und berührt" (live and show emotions, and move people). It is small, with 15 members, often joined by guest performers.<ref name="home" /> It celebrated its 22nd anniversary in 2019 with the improvised play ''Paaranoia''. In 2015 it took part in the first joint production of the ''Theaterlandschaften Kaufbeuren'', the experimental performance ''Ein Tollhaus'', for the reopening of the Stadttheater Kaufbeuren.<ref name="projekte" />

== Repertoire ==
Besides plays, the group has created commissioned works on [[wikipedia:Domestic violence|domestic violence]] for local institutions, such as the performance ''Blick dahinter'' (2013) for the equality offices of the [[wikipedia:Ostallgäu|Ostallgäu]] district and the town of Kaufbeuren, and street-art scenes for the Frauentelefon Kaufbeuren.<ref name="projekte" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Selected productions<ref name="projekte" />
! Year !! Title !! Notes
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| 2003 || ''Con Unio'' || Performance by Roman Harasymiw, combining acting, body painting and jazz; shown at the Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren
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| 2003–2007 || ''Die Lustbar'' || Musical revue set in a 1920s bar; own production, toured southern Germany
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| 2005 || ''Kunst'' || [[wikipedia:Yasmina Reza|Yasmina Reza]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Art (play)|Art]]''
|-
| 2005–2007 || ''Die Vagina Monologe'' || [[wikipedia:Eve Ensler|Eve Ensler]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Vagina Monologues|The Vagina Monologues]]'', for the 10th anniversary of the Frauenhaus Kaufbeuren; performed in Überlingen and Berlin
|-
| 2006–2010 || ''Die lyrischen Stufen'' || Staged mosaic of classical and modern poems and songs, for town festivals and similar events
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| 2013 || ''Blick dahinter'' || Performance on domestic violence
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| 2015 || ''Ein Tollhaus'' || Joint production of the Theaterlandschaften Kaufbeuren, directed by Jochen Strothoff and Michael Bischof
|-
| 2017 || ''SonderFahrt'' || Own production set on a bus, mixing theatre and performance
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| 2019 || ''Schiffbruch'' ||
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| 2019 || ''Paaranoia'' || Fully [[wikipedia:Improvisational theatre|improvised]] play, ''Die Beziehungsweise''; 22nd anniversary
|}

== Organisation ==
Spot Theater Kaufbeuren is a member of the ''Theaterlandschaften Kaufbeuren''.<ref name="home" />

== References ==
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<ref name="home">[https://spot-theater.jimdofree.com/ Mit Leidenschaft an die Grenzen gehen, für sich und für das Publikum], Spot Theater Kaufbeuren e. V., retrieved 21 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261021131309/https://spot-theater.jimdofree.com/ Archived] on 21 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="projekte">[https://spot-theater.jimdofree.com/projekte/ Projekte], Spot Theater Kaufbeuren e. V., retrieved 21 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261021131340/https://spot-theater.jimdofree.com/projekte/ Archived] on 21 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="impressum">[https://spot-theater.jimdofree.com/impressum/ Impressum], Spot Theater Kaufbeuren e. V., retrieved 21 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261021131411/https://spot-theater.jimdofree.com/impressum/ Archived] on 21 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="wsk">[https://www.wir-sind-kaufbeuren.de/vereinsdaten/spot-theater-kaufbeuren-e-v/ Spot Theater Kaufbeuren e.V.], Wir sind Kaufbeuren, 14 August 2023, retrieved 21 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260520141739/https://www.wir-sind-kaufbeuren.de/vereinsdaten/spot-theater-kaufbeuren-e-v/ Archived] on 20 May 2026.</ref>
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