Theaterchen "O"
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Theaterchen „O“ e. V., also called the "O", is an amateur theatre association in Traunreut, district of Traunstein, Upper Bavaria, Germany.[1] It grew out of a school theatre group formed in 1977, was founded as an association in 1983, and plays on the studio stage of the k1 cultural centre in Traunreut. It also organises the open-air Steiner Spiele at Stein an der Traun.[2]
| Theaterchen "O" e. V. | |
| Founded | 1977 |
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| Members | 23 (as of 1985) |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Seeon-Seebruck |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | theaterchen-o.de |
History
In 1977 Gerhard Franz Xaver Unterforsthuber, known as G.F.X., began doing theatre with children and young people at the Traunreut secondary school; a few months later they performed their first play, Als die Zeit still stand…. From autumn 1979 the troupe appeared under the name ThiOst in the rooms of the adult education centre (Volkshochschule). In January 1983 it rented the hall of a music school on the upper floor of a building in Breslauer Straße, from which the "O" in its name derives, and on 23 February 1983 eight founding members established the association. Its first official season opened on 2 May 1983 with Fast wia im Kabarä.[3]
Under a 1984 agreement with the town, the group converted the former breakfast room of the youth hostel in Wichernstraße into a stage and workrooms, and opened there in January 1985; by then the non-profit association had 23 members. In 1987 it staged the first Steiner Spiele, an open-air play about the knight Hainz von Stein written by Unterforsthuber, followed by a small-arts revue (Brettl) and, from 1988, the annual Theaterweihnacht before Christmas. Unterforsthuber withdrew for health reasons in 1991; afterwards productions were directed by changing professional directors, with about three productions a year from 1995. In 1997 the group took over the organisation of cabaret guest performances from the Volkshochschule, started an improvisational theatre branch and acting courses, and founded the children's group O-Saft.[3]
The association celebrated its 20th anniversary in September 2003 and was entered in the register of associations at the Traunstein local court in May 2003. By its 25th anniversary in November 2008 it had given almost 1,000 performances of 69 productions. After the town decided to replace the building with a new civic centre, the group played its last production in Wichernstraße, Besuch bei Mr. Green, in spring 2009, and the old house was demolished in May 2009. Since the premiere of Das Haus in Montevideo on 5 March 2010 it has performed in the new k1 centre. High rents and falling audience numbers strained the association in 2011.[3] In 2012 it staged Calderón's Das große Welttheater in the courtyard of the Baumburg brewery estate for the brewery's 400th anniversary.[4]
Repertoire
The group's own productions range from boulevard comedies to classics and modern drama; up to the early 1990s most plays were written and directed by Unterforsthuber. Besides plays, the association has produced revues, the annual Theaterweihnacht (every December since 1988), children's theatre by its O-Saft group, improvisational theatre and the large open-air projects.[3][5] The table lists the theatre productions from the group's own production list; revues, the Theaterweihnacht and course presentations are left out.
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Herbst vor Ballustrada | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1984 | Wahlkampf | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1984 | Stückerlweis | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1985 | Claudio frech | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | Children's theatre |
| 1985 | Ganz zärtlich | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | First play in the Wichernstraße house |
| 1985 | A Wahnsinn | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1985 | Mario krank | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | Children's theatre |
| 1986 | Bambi | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1986 | Lucio spinnt | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | Children's theatre |
| 1986 | Nichts geht mehr | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1987 | Fiesta Mallorcana | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1987 | Heinz von Stein | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | 1st Steiner Spiele, open-air |
| 1987 | Gerry und Geraldine | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1988 | Der bayerische Faust | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1988 | Die spanische Fliag'n | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1989 | Heinz von Stein | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | 2nd Steiner Spiele; revised version |
| 1989 | Die Blumen des Herrn Raffael | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1990 | Nach Maß für Maß | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1991 | Lysistratos | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1991 | Burgbrettl with Chiemgau-Saga | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | Small Steiner Spiele at the castle |
| 1991 | Der zerbrochene Krug | Heinrich von Kleist | Director: Marieluise Nagel-King |
| 1992 | Chiemgau-Saga | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | |
| 1992 | Elga | Gerhart Hauptmann | Director: Marieluise Nagel-King |
| 1992 | Der eingebildete Kranke | Molière | Director: Marieluise Nagel-King |
| 1993 | Heinz von Stein | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | 3rd Steiner Spiele; director: Michel Schott |
| 1993 | Drei Einakter | Curt Goetz | 10th anniversary; director: Marieluise Nagel-King |
| 1994 | Josephine und Napoleon | Hermann Bahr | Director: Marieluise Nagel-King |
| 1994 | Der Trauschein | Ephraim Kishon | Director: Marieluise Nagel-King |
| 1995 | Die Mausefalle | Agatha Christie | Director: Michael Schott |
| 1996 | Die Lorbeeren des Herrn Schütz | Jean-Noël Fenwick | Director: Michael Schott |
| 1996 | Halts Maul, Bauernfünfer | Josef Wittmann | 4th Steiner Spiele |
| 1996 | Frohe Feste | Alan Ayckbourn | Director: Michael Schott |
| 1997 | Bunbury | Oscar Wilde | Director: Lambert Blum; revived in May 1998 |
| 1997 | 6 Personen suchen einen Autor | Luigi Pirandello | Director: Marc Bouvet |
| 1998 | Offene Zweierbeziehung | Dario Fo | Director: Lambert Blum |
| 1999 | Die Katze auf dem heißen Blechdach | Tennessee Williams | Director: Gary Mierbeth |
| 1999 | Der Kontrabaß | Patrick Süskind | Director: Marc Bouvet |
| 1999 | Der Rattenfänger von Hameln | Cratzius and Beuerle | Children's theatre |
| 1999 | Ich bin begeistert | Noël Coward | Director: Jörg Herwegh |
| 2000 | Tausend und eine Krise | Anette Hartmann | |
| 2000 | Der Teufelspakt | Christoph Stolle | 5th Steiner Spiele, for the town's 50th anniversary; director: Marc Bouvet |
| 2000 | Ein seltsames Paar | Neil Simon | Director: Jörg Herwegh |
| 2001 | Zurück zum Happyend | Frank Pinkus | Director: Andreas Ullrich |
| 2001 | Currywurst mit Pommes | Frank Pinkus | Director: Andreas Ullrich |
| 2001 | No Angels | after the Brothers Grimm | Children's theatre |
| 2001 | Sturm im September | Daphne du Maurier | Director: Marc Bouvet |
| 2002 | Schwester George muss sterben | Frank Marcus | Director: Mario Dircks |
| 2002 | Genug ist nicht genug | Frank Pinkus | Director: Mario Dircks |
| 2002 | Die 12 Geschworenen | Reginald Rose | Director: Marc Bouvet |
| 2003 | Bleib doch zum Frühstück | Gene Stone | Director: Lambert Blum |
| 2003 | Die Physiker | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | Director: Susan Hecker |
| 2003 | Der letzte Wille | Fitzgerald Kusz | Director: Mario Dircks |
| 2004 | Sahira | Bernhard Setzwein | 6th Steiner Spiele; director: Marc Bouvet |
| 2004 | Der letzte der feurigen Liebhaber | Neil Simon | Director: Mario Dircks |
| 2005 | Maria Callas – Meisterklasse | Terrence McNally | Director: Uwe Bertram |
| 2005 | Kein Platz für Idioten | Felix Mitterer | Director: Lisa Hanöffner |
| 2005 | Der Besuch der alten Dame | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | Children's and youth group O-Saft; director: Katharina Czepan |
| 2005 | Der Bürger als Edelmann | Molière | Director: Marc Bouvet |
| 2006 | Typisch Mann | Katja Bernhard and Steffen Schwarz | Director: Lisa Hanöffner |
| 2006 | Unkraut | Fitzgerald Kusz | Children's theatre |
| 2006 | Die Frau von früher | Roland Schimmelpfennig | Director: Kevin Osenau |
| 2007 | Hotel zu den zwei Welten | Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt | Director: Marc Bouvet |
| 2007 | Das Orchester | Jean Anouilh | Director: Lisa Hanöffner |
| 2008 | Lovers at Versailles | Bernard Farrell | Director: Marc Bouvet |
| 2008 | Otello darf nicht platzen | Ken Ludwig | 25th anniversary; director: Dieter Bommer |
| 2009 | Besuch bei Mr. Green | Jeff Baron | Last production in Wichernstraße; director: Marc Bouvet |
| 2009 | Heinz von Stein – der Wilde | G.F.X. Unterforsthuber | 7th Steiner Spiele, in the courtyard of the Schlossbrauerei Stein; director: Hans-Peter Schmidt |
| 2009 | Kalif Storch | Wilhelm Hauff | Children's theatre |
| 2010 | Das Haus in Montevideo | Curt Goetz | First production in the k1; director: Klara Miller-Führen |
| 2010 | Bericht für eine Akademie | Franz Kafka | A Report to an Academy; director: Marc Bouvet |
| 2010 | Die Verdi Girls | Bernard Farrell | Director: Marc Bouvet |
| 2011 | Die gelehrten Frauen | Molière | Director: Klara Miller-Führen |
| 2011 | Der goldene Brunnen | Otfried Preußler | Children's theatre |
| 2011 | Amadeus | Peter Shaffer | Director: Dieter Bommer |
| 2012 | Das große Welttheater | Pedro Calderón de la Barca | Open-air at Baumburg; director: Lisa Hanöffner |
| 2013 | Schlafzimmergäste | Alan Ayckbourn | Director: Marika Rockstroh |
| 2013 | Besuchszeit | [6] | |
| 2017 | Mach mir den Ludwig! | [6] |
Venue
From 1985 to 2009 the group had its own house in the former youth hostel in Wichernstraße, Traunreut, with a stage, workshop and costume room; it was demolished in 2009. Since 2010 the group has played on the studio stage of the k1 cultural and event centre in Traunreut.[3][2] The Theaterweihnacht of 2026 takes place in the Theaterfabrik Traunreut.[7]
Organisation
The Steiner Spiele, open-air plays at the castle of Stein an der Traun, were first organised in 1987 together with the town of Traunreut and have been held seven times up to 2009.[8][3] The association also runs the children's group O-Saft (since 1997), theatre workshops and, from 2012, a children's Theaterweihnacht.[3][9]
References
- ↑ Impressum, Theaterchen "O" e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 25 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Das „O“, Theaterchen "O" e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 25 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Geschichte, Theaterchen "O" e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 25 October 2026.
- ↑ Baumburger Freilichtspiele, Theaterchen "O" e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 25 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Theaterchen „O“ Aufführungen (PDF), Theaterchen "O" e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 25 October 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Aus der Presse, Theaterchen "O" e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 25 October 2026.
- ↑ Spielplan, Theaterchen "O" e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 25 October 2026.
- ↑ Die Steiner Spiele (PDF), Theaterchen "O" e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 25 October 2026.
- ↑ Projekte, Theaterchen "O" e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 25 October 2026.