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The '''Schwoagara Dorfbühne Kunst und Kultur e. V.''' is an amateur theatre association in Schwaig, a district of [[wikipedia:Neustadt an der Donau|Neustadt an der Donau]] in the [[wikipedia:Kelheim (district)|district of Kelheim]], Lower Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 2000 to continue the theatre tradition of the local ''Burschenverein'', it stages an autumn production that alternates yearly between a fairy-tale play and a Bavarian comedy, runs a youth theatre and organises the ''Grenzland-Starkbierfest''.<ref name="verein" /> It won the ''Larifari'' Bavarian amateur theatre prize for dialect theatre in 2025.<ref name="larifari2025" />

== History ==
The roots of the group go back to 1947, when the Burschenverein of Schwaig staged its first plays. Its productions were led by Franz Widmann in the 1950s and 1960s, Emil Hauber sen. (1978–1990), Christian Hauber (1991–1998) and Günter Schweiger (1999); the 1999 production ''Die goldene Gans'' is remembered as a particular success. In 2000 the Schwoagara Dorfbühne Kunst und Kultur e. V. was founded to carry on this tradition.<ref name="verein" /> Besides theatre it organises traditional events, above all the Grenzland-Starkbierfest, held since 1997 with satirical sketches on politics (''[[wikipedia:Bock|Starkbier]]'' festival).<ref name="verein" /><ref name="starkbier" />

With its autumn production ''Hollerküacherl'', listed under 2020, the group returned to the stage after the [[wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic in Germany|COVID-19]] restrictions, increasing seating from 77 to 125 under the 3G rules.<ref name="holler" /> In May 2025 it received the ''Kunst- und Kulturpreis'' of the town of Neustadt an der Donau.<ref name="tva2025" />

== Repertoire ==
The autumn theatre alternates between a fairy-tale play and a Bavarian piece; a youth theatre group performs children's plays and Christmas stories.<ref name="verein" /><ref name="jugend" /> For autumn 2026 the group announced the Bavarian backyard comedy ''Quadratratschn-Schlamassl'' by Ralph Wallner.<ref name="home" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Productions of the association<ref name="theater" /><ref name="jugend" />
! Year !! Title !! Author !! Notes
|-
| 2001 || ''Der Räuber Hotzenplotz'' || after [[wikipedia:Otfried Preußler|Otfried Preußler]] || ''[[wikipedia:The Robber Hotzenplotz|The Robber Hotzenplotz]]''
|-
| 2002 || ''Der Räuber Hotzenplotz Teil 2'' || after Otfried Preußler ||
|-
| 2003 || ''Da Hochstandsjosef'' || ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Die Widerspenstigen'' || ||
|-
| 2005 || ''Stubenspiel Geierwally'' || after [[wikipedia:Wilhelmine von Hillern|Wilhelmine von Hillern]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Geisterbräu'' || ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Glockenkrieg'' || ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Theater 2007'' || || Youth theatre
|-
| 2008 || ''Papst'' || ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Theater 2008'' || || Youth theatre
|-
| 2009 || ''Der Jäger vom Fall'' || after [[wikipedia:Ludwig Ganghofer|Ludwig Ganghofer]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Otello'' || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Das Dschungelbuch'' || after [[wikipedia:Rudyard Kipling|Rudyard Kipling]] || Youth theatre
|-
| 2010 || ''Außer Kontrolle'' || [[wikipedia:Ray Cooney|Ray Cooney]] || ''[[wikipedia:Out of Order (play)|Out of Order]]''
|-
| 2010 || ''Brandner Kasper'' || after [[wikipedia:Wolfgang Franz von Kobell|Franz von Kobell]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Peter Pan'' || || Youth theatre
|-
| 2012 || ''Da Häuslschleicha'' || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''25 Jahre Inge, Heinz & Onkel Kare'' || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Brandner Kasper Steinbruch'' || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''A Weihnachtsgschicht'' || || Youth theatre
|-
| 2015 || ''Papst Kidnapping'' || ||
|-
| 2015 || ''A Weihnachtsgschicht 2'' || || Youth theatre
|-
| 2016 || ''Die Goldene Gans'' || after the Brothers Grimm || ''[[wikipedia:The Golden Goose|The Golden Goose]]''
|-
| 2017 || ''De kloane Hex'' || after Otfried Preußler || Youth theatre; ''[[wikipedia:The Little Witch|The Little Witch]]''
|-
| 2018 || ''Birnbaum und Hollerstauden'' || ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Aladdin'' || || Youth theatre
|-
| 2020 || ''Hollerküacherl'' || || Performed under COVID-19 rules<ref name="holler" />
|-
| 2022 || ''Die Schöne und das Biest'' || || Youth theatre; 2nd place, Larifari 2023 (children's and youth theatre)<ref name="larifari2023" />
|-
| 2023 || ''Da Hochstandsjosef'' || || Anniversary revival of the 2003 production; 1st place, Larifari 2025 (dialect theatre)<ref name="larifari2025" />
|-
| 2023 || ''Der rote Mond'' || || Youth theatre
|-
| 2024 || ''Das verschwundene Zauberlicht'' || || Youth theatre
|-
| 2025 || ''A Weihnachtsgschicht 3'' || || Youth theatre
|-
| 2026 || ''Quadratratschn-Schlamassl'' || Ralph Wallner || Autumn 2026<ref name="home" />
|}

== Venue ==
The association is based at the Appel-Seitz-Stiftung, Mühlweg 5, in Schwaig, which supports it and where its productions are staged.<ref name="impressum" /><ref name="verein" /><ref name="okticket" />

== Organisation ==
The Schwoagara Dorfbühne Kunst und Kultur has about 220 members.<ref name="verein" />

== Awards ==
* 2023: second place, children's and youth theatre category, ''Larifari – Bayerischer Amateurtheaterpreis'' of the [[Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater e. V.]], for ''Die Schöne und das Biest''.<ref name="larifari2023" />
* 2025: ''Kunst- und Kulturpreis'' of the town of Neustadt an der Donau.<ref name="tva2025" />
* 2025: first place, dialect theatre category, ''Larifari – Bayerischer Amateurtheaterpreis'', for ''Da Hochstandsjosef''.<ref name="larifari2025" />

== References ==
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<ref name="home">[https://www.schwaig-dorfbuehne.de/ Startseite], Schwoagara Dorfbühne Kunst und Kultur e. V., retrieved 21 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261021144729/https://www.schwaig-dorfbuehne.de/ Archived] on 21 October 2026.</ref>
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<ref name="impressum">[https://www.schwaig-dorfbuehne.de/impressum Impressum], Schwoagara Dorfbühne Kunst und Kultur e. V., retrieved 21 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261021145057/https://www.schwaig-dorfbuehne.de/impressum/ Archived] on 21 October 2026.</ref>
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<ref name="larifari2023">[https://amateurtheater-bayern.de/index.php?menkey=larifari2023&modul=content_show Larifari 2023], Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater e. V., retrieved 21 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260511202650/https://amateurtheater-bayern.de/index.php?menkey=larifari2023&modul=content_show Archived] on 11 May 2026.</ref>
<ref name="larifari2025">[https://amateurtheater-bayern.de/index.php?menkey=larifari2025&modul=content_show Preisverleihung LARIFARI 2025], Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater e. V., retrieved 21 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20261021142713/https://amateurtheater-bayern.de/index.php?menkey=larifari2025&modul=content_show Archived] on 21 October 2026.</ref>
<ref name="tva2025">[https://neustadt-donau.tvaktuell.com/mediathek/video/schwaig-schwoagara-dorfbuehne-erhaelt-auszeichnung/ Schwaig: Schwoagara Dorfbühne erhält Auszeichnung], TVA (tvaktuell), 1 May 2025, retrieved 21 October 2026. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260618181358/https://neustadt-donau.tvaktuell.com/mediathek/video/schwaig-schwoagara-dorfbuehne-erhaelt-auszeichnung/ Archived] on 18 June 2026.</ref>
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