Low German stage in Münster
The Low German Stage in Münster is a theater ensemble at the Münster Theater that has set itself the task of maintaining the Münsterländer Platt .
history
It was founded on May 12, 1919 (charter). The first chairman was Friedrich Castelle , one of the co-founders Karl Wagenfeld . The first name was the Low German Stage of the Münster Literary Society in Westphalia , today it is called the Low German Stage at the Münster Theater .
theatre
The Niederdeutsche Bühne Münster has around 70 members; around 25 of them are active. Its aim is to promote, maintain and cultivate the Low German language using the means of the theater. One piece is performed per season. In the course of this, around 40 samples are required. The actors play free of charge.
The following are and have been played: Comedies, dramas, rascals, musicals, science fiction pieces, detective pieces, fairy tales , classics and the most modern authors, one-person pieces and productions with the largest cast. Much played authors were in the first decades of the stage's existence: Wagenfeld, Schurek, Homann, Mehring, Aulke, Hinrichs.
- The venue is the Small House at the Münster Theater
- Game time is generally November to April
- The chairmen:
Friedrich Castelle (from 1919), Bernd Bietendüwel (from 1938), Johannes Göttker-Schnetmann (from 1958), Wilhelm Vernekohl (from 1964), Heinrich Füser (from 1967), Hannes Demming (from 1974), Elisabeth Georges (since 2010)
- The directors:
Frank Wahl, Hanns Niedecken-Gebhart, Willi Wahl, Wolrad Rube, Benno Haffesen, Fritz Settgast, Heinz Kottkamp, Walter Kordt, Paul Pape, Reinhold Ockel, Rolf Weidenbrück, Friedrich Karl Wittich, Werner Brüggemann, Hannes Demming, Hermann Fischer, Cornelius Demming
Awards
In 1983 the stage was awarded the Rottendorf Prize for services to the Low German language.