Festspielverein Pottenstetten
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Festspielverein Pottenstetten e. V. is an amateur theatre group in Pottenstetten, a village belonging to the town of Burglengenfeld in the district of Schwandorf, Upper Palatinate, Germany.[1] Founded in 2003, it stages an open-air production in Bavarian dialect every summer.[2][3]
| Festspielverein Pottenstetten e. V. | |
| Founded | 2003 |
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| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Pottenstetten |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Social media | Facebook · Instagram |
History
The association was founded in 2003.[2] It became known beyond the region through the Pongratz-Festspiele, a festival play covering some 300 years of local history, written by Bernhard Krebs and premiered in Pottenstetten on 17 August 2016.[4][2] In 2018 the association elected a new, largely younger board and new stage directors, which was presented as a generational change.[2]
In 2023, twenty years after its founding, the group performed a play written by one of its own members for the first time: Schafkopfgaudi mim Boandlkramer by Julia Graf, who chaired the association.[5][6] After its premiere the play was taken into the catalogue of the Theaterverlag Rieder and was subsequently booked by three other amateur groups.[7] A second play by the same author, Boandlkramerblamage, set around 1895 in a village brewery inn in Pottenstetten ("Bonsted" in dialect), had its world premiere in August 2025.[7][8][9]
Repertoire
The group deliberately avoids typical Bauerntheater (rural farce) and prefers plays with a mystical or supernatural element or an unusual setting, performed in Bavarian dialect.[1] Each summer it gives four evening performances.[1][9]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pongratz-Festspiele | Bernhard Krebs | Premiere 17 August 2016[4] |
| 2022 | Malefiz Donnerblitz | Ralph Wallner | [10] |
| 2023 | Schafkopfgaudi mim Boandlkramer | Julia Graf | First play written by a member; premiere 4 August 2023[5] |
| 2024 | Schupfahupfa | Ralph Wallner | [11] |
| 2025 | Boandlkramerblamage | Julia Amann (née Graf) | World premiere[7][8] |
| 2026 | Kaffee, Mord und Böfflamott | Heidi Faltlhauser | Premiere 31 July 2026[1] |
Venue
The group plays on its own open-air stage next to the fire station (Freilichtbühne beim Feuerwehrhäusl) in Pottenstetten.[10][1]
Organisation
Pottenstetten also has a second, separate amateur ensemble, the Theatergruppe Pottenstetten, which plays indoors in the village's Schützenheim in spring; the Festspielverein concentrates on summer open-air theatre.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Festspielverein Pottenstetten: Das Lampenfieber steigt täglich, Mittelbayerische Zeitung, 19 June 2026, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Beate Weinfurtner führt künftig den Festspielverein Pottenstetten, redkrebs, 5 December 2018, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ Festspielverein Pottenstetten, Facebook, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Die Pongratz-Festspiele von Pottenstetten: Der Prolog, Bernhard Krebs, der rote Krebs Blog, 13 October 2016, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pottenstettener spielen ein selbst geschriebenes Stück: „Schafkopfgaudi mim Boandlkramer“, Mittelbayerische Zeitung, 22 July 2023, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ Publikum begeistert von der Premiere beim Festspielverein Pottenstetten, Mittelbayerische Zeitung, 6 August 2023, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 „Boandlkramerblamage“: Festspielverein Pottenstetten führt zweites eigenes Stück auf, Mittelbayerische Zeitung, 5 July 2025, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Festspielverein Pottenstetten zeigte Uraufführung der Boandlkramerblamage, Mittelbayerische Zeitung, 5 August 2025, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Der „Boandlkramer“ auf der Freilichtbühne Pottenstetten, lokalnet, 2 August 2025, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Freilichttheater „Malefiz Donnerblitz“, lokalnet, 5 August 2022, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ Komödie des Festspielvereins Pottenstetten feierte Premiere: „Schupfahupfa“ kam sakrisch gut an, Mittelbayerische Zeitung, 4 August 2024, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.