Burgtheater Hohenegg
Under the name Burgtheater Hohenegg , a theater group in Hafnerbach in Lower Austria has been staging plays since 1977. The group consists of pure amateur actors with changing cast, the productions take place every 2 years (not always regularly). The Hohenegg Burgtheater is a section of the Hafnerbach Culture and Tourism Association, the venue has been the Hohenegg castle ruins since 1977 , initially as an open-air performance in the castle courtyard, and since 1985 in the renovated castle hall.
History of amateur theater in Hafnerbach
Drama has a tradition in Hafnerbach that goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. The "Gesang- und Musikverein Hafnerbach 1924" and also the "Katholische Deutschen Burschenverein", which was founded in 1924, played many plays (mostly with music), operettas and singing games from 1925 to 1937 . The original posters (1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931 and 1934), orchestral sheet music for singspiele and operettas and many old role books still exist from this period. This is also documented by many old group photos, although not all of them can be assigned to a specific piece. Presumably some of them also come from school events.
In 1947, after a forced break due to the war, a new interest group started acting with the play Das Bildstöckl . A year later, the people involved founded the “Kulturvereinigung der Dunkelsteiner”. In their statutes it is anchored that the theater in Hafnerbach should be an important focus of their tasks. Until 1975, the cultural association performed a total of 28 pieces at irregular intervals - with more or less success.
The Catholic youth began in 1950 with theater performances, initially in the parish garden, from 1957 in the Schramel guesthouse as well as the cultural association. She was very successful with 15 productions until 1974.
The Ländliches Fortbildungswerk (LFW), today the Lower Austrian Youth, also tried a theater production in 1976.
The founding of the Hohenegg Burgtheater
In 1977 the “Burgtheater Hohenegg” was formed from the three previous groups under the responsibility of the cultural association and open-air performances began on the Hohenegg castle ruins . In 1985 they moved to the newly created theater hall in the castle, where the theater performances have been taking place ever since. From 1947 until today over 60 theater productions with around 300 people - actors, stage technicians or directors - have been performed.
Walter Oezelt was mainly responsible for all productions from 1977 to 2011 as artistic director, director and actor. Then there were no productions for a few years. In 2015, Stefan Greimel took over the Burgtheater Hohenegg and preparations for the 2016 season began. Two weeks before the premiere of the play Under Bathrobes , a member of the ensemble suddenly died and the performances were canceled. In 2017, Bernd Spehling 's Crazy Have It Not Easy was a success with a sold out house.
With the change of directorship, the Burgtheater Hohenegg was reorganized. The result was a new homepage, through which tickets could be bought online for the first time. Artistically, one would like to concentrate more on comedies in the sense of a summer theater.
Performances from 1925 to 1977
By 1977 almost 70 plays had been performed.
| year | piece | organizer |
|---|---|---|
| unknown | Wachau happiness and sorrow | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| unknown | The Tatzelwurm | unknown |
| unknown | The Gmoalump | Catholic German boys' association "Dunkelstein" |
| 1925 | A jolly prison | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1925 | Rinaldo Rinaldini | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1925 | The failed curtain sermon | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1925 | The bad boys at school | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1925 | Homage to Johann Strauss | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1925 | The shoemaker as a prince | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1925 | A happy farmer | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1926 | Brother martin | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1926 | The wayside shrine | Catholic German boys' association "Dunkelstein" |
| 1926 | The wild eyrie | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1926 | The postilion from the Zillertal | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1928 | A tough boy | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1930 | If you still have a mother | Catholic German boys' association "Dunkelstein" |
| 1931 | Lumpazivagabundus | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1932 | When the father with the son | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1933 | Vintner Liesl | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1934 | The Jogl from Wegscheidhof | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1935 | The Röserl from the Wörthersee | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1935 | Old Viennese evening | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1936 | The cross in the gorge | Catholic German boys' association "Dunkelstein" |
| 1937 | Forest bird | Hafnerbach singing and music association |
| 1938 | Hansl has to get married | Catholic German boys' association "Dunkelstein" |
| 1947 | The wayside shrine | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1947 | Everything about a goass | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1947 | D 'Sefferl | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1947 | The burning yard | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1948 | Sepperl has to get married | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1948 | The Gwissenswurm | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1949 | In the checked Rössl | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1949 | The black spot | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1950 | Alpine rush and edelweiss | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1950 | The game of death | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1950 | Your own blood | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1951 | The Way of the Cross | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1951 | The girl Lisa | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1952 | The Geyerwally | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1953 | Under the linden tree | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1954 | The Freischütz | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1954 | The Dreidirndlhaus | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1955 | The Jogl from Wegscheidhof | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1956 | The sick uncle | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1956 | A Bua must be here | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1957 | s' Marerl | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1958 | The secret of the forest mill | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1959 | The oath at the forest chapel | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1959 | Lumpazivagabundus | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1961 | The Simerl from the Werlhof | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1963 | s' Kasamandl | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1963 | The great optimist | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1964 | The lost Son | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1965 | Contagious health | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1965 | The three polar bears | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1966 | The Gmoalump | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1966 | The spendthrift | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1967 | 3 × wedding on 1 × | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1697 | Lumpazivagabundus | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1968 | The Heavenly District Court | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1968 | Brother martin | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1969 | My wife is equal | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1969 | The torn one | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1971 | Previous relationships | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1972 | The conceited sick man | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1972 | He wants to make a joke | Catholic youth Hafnerbach |
| 1974 | The talisman | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1975 | Unwilling wife | Hafnerbach cultural association |
| 1976 | In the sign of the virgin | Rural training center Hafnerbach |
Performances since 1977
From 1977 to 2011 Walter Oezelt performed the following pieces. Stefan Greimel has been the main person in charge since 2017.
| year | piece | organizer | Directorship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The bad boys at school | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 1978 | Servant of two masters | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 1980 | The Taming of the Shrew | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 1981 | Sensible nonsense I. | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 1985 | The broken jug | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 1987 | The liar | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 1989 | The German small townspeople | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 1991 | The trial of the donkey's shadow | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 1997 | Don Gil of the green pants | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 1999 | Sensible nonsense II | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 2001 | Figaro's wedding | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 2003 | The tricorn | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 2006 | The citizen as a nobleman | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 2009 | Caliph stork | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 2011 | The beautiful Helena | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Walter Oezelt |
| 2017 | It's not easy for crazy people either | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Stefan Greimel |
| 2019 | Under bathrobes | Burgtheater Hohenegg | Stefan Greimel |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Topothek Hafnerbach: Topothek Hafnerbach: Our history, our online archive. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d www.burgtheater-hohenegg.at
- ↑ Stefan Greimel: Article in "Mittendrin in St. Pölten". Retrieved November 9, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Stefan Greimel: Thank you very much ! Retrieved November 9, 2018 (German).
- ↑ a b c Michaela Aichinger: Tips edition from 14.06.2017. In: Tips regional newspaper. www.tips.at, June 14, 2017, accessed on November 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Burgtheater Hohenegg . In: mein district.at . ( mein district.at [accessed on November 5, 2018]).