Ludwig Mülheims Theater Prize

The Ludwig-Mülheims-Theaterpreis is a literary prize that is intended to promote the open encounter between religion and the theater landscape and is administered by the Archdiocese of Cologne according to the wishes of its founder .

Characteristic

The Ludwig Mülheims Theater Prize, established in 1984 - with prize money of 25,000 euros, is one of the best endowed in the German-speaking world - goes back to a legacy of the Catholic actor, dramaturge and director Ludwig Mülheim (1906–1988). Archbishop Joseph Cardinal Höffner was a co-founder of this private initiative. Not only materials with Christian drama, but also generally religious drama are awarded.

Quote

"Because religious drama is just as necessary as it is precarious in our era, it needs special support."

- Ludwig Mülheims (1906–1988) :

Board of Trustees

The board of trustees of the Ludwig Mülheims Theater Prize is made up of personalities from the art and theater scene as well as natural members. The chairman is the pastor of artists in the Archdiocese of Cologne, currently (2020) Prelate Josef Sauerborn.

Members are (2020):

• Dieter Borchmeyer , former President D. of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and professor emeritus for modern German literature at the University of Heidelberg
• Gabriele Brandstetter , theater and dance scholar and university lecturer
• Jürgen Flimm , director , actor and university professor
• Beate Heine , chief dramaturge and deputy director at the Schauspiel Köln
• Gottfried Honnefelder , publisher
• Ulrich Khuon , dramaturge and artistic director
• Elmar Salmann , OSB, Gerleve Benedictine Abbey , theologian and university professor
• Daniela Schrader, legal advisor in the Archdiocese of Cologne

Awards ceremonies

• 2019: Fritz Kater
• 2018: Ferdinand Schmalz
• 2017: Nuran David Calis
• 2016: Lot Vekemans
• 2013: Dea Loher
• 2011: Thomas Hürlimann
• 1993: Gerlind Reinshagen
• 1992: Christoph Hein
• 1991: Tankred Dorst
• 1991: Klaus Rohleder (sponsorship award)

Web links

• Homepage of the Ludwig Mülheim Theater Prize

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ludwig Mülheims Theater Prize Biography of Ludwig Mülheim Ludwig Mülheims (1906–1988) , accessed on April 5, 2020
2. ↑ Archbishopric of Cologne from September 18, 2018: Dramatist Ferdinand Schmalz receives Ludwig Mülheims Theater Prize 2018 , accessed on April 5, 2020
3. ↑ Archdiocese of Cologne from November 28, 2017: Author Nuran David Calis awarded a theater prize , accessed on April 5, 2020
4. ↑ nachtkritik.de of October 24, 2013: Loher receives the Ludwig-Mülheims-Theaterpreis 2013. The first and last things , accessed on April 5, 2020
5. ↑ Ludwig-Mülheim Theater Prize press release of 1 December 1993 , accessed on April 6, 2020