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Work with People – Theater e. V.
Legal form Registered association (eingetragener Verein)
Member of Lan­des­ver­band Ama­teur­thea­ter Rheinland-Pfalz
Location
Headquarters Q1592139
Country Germany
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Website wwp-theater.de
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Work with People – Theater e. V. (WwP-Theater) is an amateur theatre association based in Haßloch in the Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[1] Growing out of a theatre-education initiative started in 2009, it runs a children's and youth theatre academy and stages productions with an adult ensemble and a family theatre line, the Funkelfabrik.[2][3]

History

The idea for an educational theatre in Haßloch arose in June 2009 among a group of theatre pedagogues, in cooperation with the municipality and its youth and culture centre Blaubär. In January 2010 the children's group Klecks (from age six) was formed, and in the same year the youth group Stilecht and the adult comedy group L'Adulte followed. Besides its own productions, the group ran projects with schools in its first years, among them a week-long project with 60 children and young people at the Gottlieb-Wenz-Schule, a school for pupils with learning difficulties.[2][4]

After the idea of a non-profit association had taken shape in 2012, the association was founded at a meeting of 13 founding members on 29 May 2013.[2][5] In 2015 it worked with the Theaterverein Haßloch 1926 e. V. for the first time on a joint open-air production of Dracula at the Freilichtbühne am Eichelgarten.[6] The children's and youth groups were reorganised as the Kinder- und Jugendtheaterakademie (KiJuThea), which started in September 2016 with 16 new children and young people.[7]

In February 2019 the association's newly founded improvisational theatre group Gromala gave its first show in the Kulturviereck.[8] The same year it played for the first time on the open-air grounds of the Haßloch racecourse.[9] In 2023 it marked its tenth anniversary with Sergej Gößner's comedy Brigitte Bordeaux.[10] Also in 2023 it launched the Funkelfabrik, a line of family productions with mixed casts of experienced players, newcomers and members of the youth academy.[11] A production of Die Schatzinsel after Robert Louis Stevenson, to be staged at the racecourse, is in preparation for 2027.[12][13]

Repertoire

The repertoire ranges from devised pieces by the children's and youth groups to comedies, crime plays, fairy-tale adaptations for families and issue-based theatre. Since 2023 the Funkelfabrik has staged one or two family productions a year.[11] The association also lets members gain experience as directors and co-directors of its productions.[13]

Productions (incomplete)[14]
Year Title Author Notes
2010 Der kleine Tannenbaum Christmas play by the children's group Klecks[2]
2010 Hilflos gefangen in mir Devised piece on bullying by the youth group Stilecht[2][4]
2011 Haltet den Hasen Comedy by the adult group L'Adulte; premiere in January[2]
2011 Die Knirpse Christmas play by Klecks[2]
2012 Seelendiebe Klecks; also performed in Mußbach, Ruppertsberg and Friedelsheim[2]
2013 Aschenherz Devised piece by Klecks; gymnasium of the Ernst-Reuter-Schule, 7–8 December[15]
2015 Lilly hasst Geburtstag! Devised piece by the Miniklecks group (ages 6–8); Kulturviereck, 20 June[16]
2015 Dracula – Die Gruselmödie after Bram Stoker, adapted by Claus Martin Co-production with the Theaterverein Haßloch 1926; Freilichtbühne am Eichelgarten, August[6]
2018 Teuflische Göttinnen Musical comedy with 23 players; Kulturviereck, premiere 4 May[17][18]
2019 Jack the Ripper Crime play on a 50-metre stage at the Haßloch racecourse; premiere 16 August[19][9]
2023 Leonce und Lena Georg Büchner Twelve-member cast[20]
2023 Die Zauberlehrlinge after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Free adaptation of the ballad Der Zauberlehrling; first Funkelfabrik production[21]
2023 Brigitte Bordeaux Sergej Gößner Staged as a Palatine revue for the association's tenth anniversary; premiere in September[22][10]
2024 John und Pocahontas Funkelfabrik[11][23]
2024 Das Gruselkabinett Immersive Halloween production; Saal Löwer, premiere 25 October[24][25]
2025 Oha, eine Leiche Peter Förster Crime comedy, announced as a guest performance; Saal Löwer, 3–4 May[26]
2025 Der gestiefelte Kater Adaptation of the fairy tale Puss in Boots; Funkelfabrik[27]
2026 Fait gaffe #youtoo Devised piece on violence against women; premiere 14 February[28]
2026 Gefühlskarussell Funkelfabrik[29][30]
2026 Mädchenhafte Wahl der Qual Youth academy group KuK; Pauluskirche Haßloch, 26–27 September[31]
2026 Die Legende des Winterwunderlichts Christmas play written by its director; Funkelfabrik; Saal Löwer, scheduled for 4–10 December[32][11]

Venue

The association has no permanent theatre of its own. Its children's and youth groups rehearse in the youth and culture centre Blaubär in Haßloch.[33] Between 2015 and 2019 several productions were staged in the Kulturviereck in Haßloch;[17][16] in 2019 it used the open-air grounds of the Haßloch racecourse, with the audience in front of the grandstand.[34] Since 2024 its productions have been staged in the Saal Löwer (Alte Brauerei) in Haßloch's Langgasse.[35][11]

Organisation

Besides the stage productions, the association offers theatre training for children, young people and adults. The Kinder- und Jugendtheaterakademie teaches groups by age on Saturdays.[33] In 2020 it added a musical academy, Broadway, for 13- to 17-year-olds and a theatre group for people over 60.[3] Since January 2025 it has also run a youth theatre course in Dörrenbach in the Southern Palatinate.[36] In 2026 it held Bühne für Alle, an inclusive theatre project for people with and without disabilities.[37]

From 2013 the association organised the KULTURFIZ, a benefit evening in the Kulturviereck at which artists from the region performed without fee; the proceeds went to local social causes, among them a counselling service for single mothers (2013), a planned theatre project for children and young people from poor families (2015) and the volunteers of an outpatient hospice in Neustadt an der Weinstraße (2016).[38][39][40] The event was also held in 2014 and 2018.[41][18] Fait gaffe #youtoo was developed in cooperation with the municipality's equal opportunities office and premiered on the One Billion Rising day of action.[28]

References

  1. ↑ Über uns, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 11 July 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Chronik, WwP Theater e.V., archived 31 March 2015, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Der Broadway ruft! WwP-Theater in Haßloch mit neuen Angeboten, Wochenblatt Reporter, 27 August 2020, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jugendclub Stilecht, WwP Theater e.V., archived 31 March 2015, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Der Verein, WwP Theater e.V., archived 1 April 2015, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dracula – Eine Gruselmödie, WwP Theater e.V., archived 9 March 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Kinder und Jugendtheaterakademie KiJuThea ist erfolgreich gestartet, WwP Theater e.V., archived 26 October 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Improvisationen mit „Ä bissel pälzisch“: Mit Lachgarantie, Wochenblatt Reporter, 7 February 2019, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Haßloch: Der Mythos vom Ripper auf der Rennbahn, Die Rheinpfalz, 18 July 2019, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 18 July 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 WwP-Theater: Brigitte Bordeaux – eine queere Pfälzer Revue, Die Rheinpfalz, 8 September 2023, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 23 July 2026.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Die Funkelfabrik, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 11 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Die Schatzinsel, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 11 July 2026.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Talentförderung Regie, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 June 2026.
  14. ↑ Unsere Produktionen, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  15. ↑ Aschenherz – ein eigenes Stück des Klecksclubs, WwP Theater e.V., archived 1 April 2015, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Miniklecks zeigt erstes Stück, WwP Theater e.V., archived 9 March 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Premiere am 04.05.2018 „Teuflische Göttinnen“, WwP Theater e.V., archived 1 September 2018, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Kultur-Fahrplan mit Verspätung, Die Rheinpfalz, 19 April 2018, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  19. ↑ Jack the Ripper, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 11 July 2026.
  20. ↑ Leonce und Lena, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  21. ↑ Die Zauberlehrlinge, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 11 July 2026.
  22. ↑ Brigitte Bordeaux, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 June 2026.
  23. ↑ „John und Pocahontas“ des WwP-Theaters, Die Rheinpfalz, 19 February 2024, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 4 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Das Gruselkabinett, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 June 2026.
  25. ↑ Grusel von Anfang an, Wochenblatt Reporter, 28 October 2024, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  26. ↑ Das Work with People Theater e.V – Gastspiel: „Oha, eine Leiche …“, Wochenblatt Reporter, 22 April 2025, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  27. ↑ Der gestiefelte Kater, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Fait gaffe #youtoo, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 June 2026.
  29. ↑ Gefühlskarussell, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
  30. ↑ Mitgliedsbühnen, Landesverband Amateurtheater Rheinland-Pfalz e. V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 11 June 2026.
  31. ↑ Veranstaltungen, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  32. ↑ Die Legende des Winterwunderlichts, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Kinder- und Jugendtheaterakademie Haßloch, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
  34. ↑ „Work-with-People“-Theater lädt auf die Pferderennbahn Haßloch ein, Wochenblatt Reporter, 4 June 2019, retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 28 October 2026.
  35. ↑ Startseite, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 12 July 2026.
  36. ↑ Kinder- und Jugendtheaterakademie Dörrenbach, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 June 2026.
  37. ↑ Inklusionstheater – Bühne für Alle, Work With People Theater e.V., retrieved 27 October 2026. Archived on 14 May 2026.
  38. ↑ Für den guten Zweck, WwP Theater e.V., archived 1 April 2015, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  39. ↑ KULTURFIZ 2015, WwP Theater e.V., archived 9 March 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  40. ↑ Kulturfiz 2016 ist bereit, WwP Theater e.V., archived 26 October 2016, retrieved 27 October 2026.
  41. ↑ KULTURFIZ 2014, WwP Theater e.V., archived 31 March 2015, retrieved 27 October 2026.
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