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The Theaterverein Domat/Ems (''Engl.'' Theatre association Domat/Ems) was founded in 1971 in the municipality of Domat/Ems in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The founding of the association built upon a long tradition of the "[[Emser Theater]]" in the locality.<ref name=":0">Blarer, Sigi: Theaterverein Domat-Ems, Domat-Ems GR, in: Kotte, Andreas (Hg.): Theaterlexikon der Schweiz, Chronos Verlag Zürich 2005, Band 3, S. 1890–1891. https://tls.theaterwissenschaft.ch/wiki/Theaterverein_Domat-Ems,_Domat-Ems_GR</ref><ref>https://www.theater-ems.ch/ueber-uns</ref>

The association fosters also a vivid tradition of youth theatre with regular productions.<ref name=":1">https://www.theater-ems.ch/auffuehrungen</ref>

== Venues ==
Amongst the performing venues of the Theaterverein, there are the Glashütte, the church Sogn Gion, the Stadttheater Chur, the Mehrzweckhalle Domat/Ems, as well as open-air venues.<ref name=":0" />

== Repertoire ==
The Theaterverein Domat/Ems performs a wide range of plays in German and Romansh language, including foreign plays in translation. See a selection of plays performed by the Theaterverein Domat/Ems since its foundation:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

* Ferdinand Raimund: "Der Bauer als Millionär" (''Engl.'' "The Farmer as Millionaire"), 1972
* Hugo von Hofmannsthal: "Das Salzburger grosse Welttheater" (''Engl.'' "The Salzburg Great Theatre of the World"), 1974
* Cäsar von Arx: "Il tradiment da Novara" (translated by Hendri Spescha), 1975
* Max Frisch: "Andorra" (premiere in Romansh, translated by Ursicin Gion Geli Derungs), 1981
* Marcel Pagnol: "Marius", 1984
* Friedrich Dürrenmatt: "Der Besuch der alten Dame" (''Engl.'' "The Visit"/"The Old Lady's Visit"), 1987
* Fritz Hochwälder: "Die Herberge" (''Engl.'' "The Shelter"), 1990
* Carlo Goldoni: "Viel Lärm in Chiozza" (''Engl.'' "Much Ado in Chiozza"), 1992
* Paul Burkhard: "Die kleine Niederdorfoper" (''Engl.'' "The Little Lower Village Opera"), 1996
* Markus Keller: "Der Tanz der Vampire" ''(Engl. "''The Fearless Vampire Killers"'','' after Roman Polanski), 1999
* Hugo von Hofmannsthal: "Jedermann" ''(Engl.'' "Everyman"), 2000

* Curt Goetz: "Das Haus in Montevideo" ''(Engl.'' "The House in Montevideo"), 2004

* "Schliess die Augen, denk an England" (youth theatre, Engl. "Close your eyes and think of England"), 2012
* Agatha Christie: "Zeugin der Anklage" ''(Engl.'' "Witness for the Prosecution"), 2018
* Michael Frayn: "Der nackte Wahnsinn" ''(Engl.'' "Noises Off"), 2019
* Frank Pinkus: "Ich bin da für dich" (youth theatre, ''Engl.'' "I'm there for you"), 2023
* Michael Cooney: "Und ewig rauschen die Gelder" ''(Engl.'' "And forever the money rushes"), 2024

== Stage Direction ==
The role of director has been taken on by Marco Gieriet, Mariano Tschuor, Marion Sulser, Rinaldo Brunner, Luca Bechbühler, and others.

== References ==
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