Willy Beutz

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Willy Beutz (born March 4, 1912 in Rüstringen ; † May 11, 1986 in Wilhelmshaven ) was a German businessman and patron .

Life

After working in banking and as a marine chief accountant (1936–1945), Beutz became co-owner on October 1, 1945, and sole owner from February 1, 1946, of the Friesen press sales department. In addition, he re-founded the Friesen-Verlag in 1957.

As chairman of the “Independent Voting Association” he was a member of the City Council of Wilhelmshaven from 1960 to 1972.

From 1945 to 1982 Beutz was director of the Low German stage "Rüstringen", which is now called Theater am Meer . From 1961 to 1980 he was President (from 1980 to 1986 Honorary President) of the Lower Saxony-Bremen regional group of the Low German Stage Association . The federal government has the task of promoting the maintenance and preservation of the Low German language by means of the Low German drama. He therefore suggested training and further education measures for breathing and phonetics, lighting, stage design and construction, dramaturgy, make-up and masking, directing, singing and acting. In order to improve the quality of the acting, the commitment of professional directors to the federally affiliated theaters and stages was also promoted.

From 1972 he was a member of the advisory board of the Institute for Low German Language in Bremen as well as of the Bevensen Foundation.

From 1982 he was chairman of the board of trustees of the Richard Ohnsorg Prize .

In 1972 he received the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit , in 1978 the Golden Anton Günther Memorial Medal of the Oldenburg Landscape , in 1982 the badge in gold and diamonds of the Lower German Stage Association of Lower Saxony-Bremen and the Golden Commemorative Coin of the Lower German Stage Association of Schleswig-Holstein.

Willy Beutz Acting Award

In 1975 Beutz donated the Willy Beutz Prize to promote Low German Drama , a challenge prize combined with a sum of money. The first award winner in 1977 was the Niederdeutsche Bühne Cuxhaven .

The prize, now a walking board combined with the cash prize, is awarded every two years. The award is given to productions of plays and dramas from member stages of the Bühnenbund in the order of priority assessed by an expert jury. The 1st to 3rd prizes have been awarded since 2010. The places are rewarded with 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 euros respectively.

Previous winners of the 1st prize were
  • 1977 in Brake: NDB (Low German Stage) Cuxhaven: “Johanninacht” by Konrad Hansen , director: Willy Doll
  • 1979 in Oldenburg : NDB Neuchâtel: “Lüchtfuer” by Bruno Peyn , director: Willi Ochsendorf
  • 1981 in Bremen: August-Hinrichs-Bühne (AHB) Oldenburg: "De Trallen" "by Günter Kühn, director: Rudolf Plent
  • 1983 in Bremen: NDB Braunschweig: "Schipp ahn haben" by Konrad Hansen , director: Hans Jürgen Heinze
  • 1985 in Buxtehude : NDB Brake: “Een Handvull Minsch” by Konrad Hansen , director: Rudolf Plent
  • 1987 in Emden: AHB Oldenburg: "Maria Flint" by Max Gerhardt and Hans Megow, Low German by Günter Kühn, director: Rudolf Plent
  • 1989 in Wilhelmshaven : NDB Brake: "Dat Stück Land" by JB Keane, director: Rudolf Plent
  • 1991 in Verden : NDB Neuchâtel: “Amanita” by Ingo Sax, director: Rudolf Plent
  • 1993 in Nordenham: NDB Varel: "Belinda" by E. Harris, director: Hans Peter Renz
  • 1995 in Bremerhaven : NDB Emden: "Bahnmeester Dood" by Hermann Boßdorf , director: Hans Peter Renz
  • 1997 in Neubrandenburg : NDB Brake: “Maria Flint” by Max Gerhardt and Hans Megow, Low German by Günter Kühn, director: Rudolf Plent
  • 1999 in Cuxhaven: AHB Oldenburg " Rose Bernd " by Gerhart Hauptmann , director: Hans Peter Renz
  • 2001 in Nordenham: NDT (Low German Theater) Osterholz-Scharmbeck “Sibirien” by Felix Mitterer , director: Wolfgang Schenk / Liesel Staats
  • 2003 in Delmenhorst: NDT Neuenburg "Tööv bit dat düster is" by Frederick Knott, director: Armin Tacke
  • 2005 in Bremerhaven: NDT Emden "Raadsheer Hero Thiemen" by Johann F. Dirks, director: Wolfgang Rostock
  • 2007 in Neuchâtel : AHB Oldenburg: " Gesche Gottfried " by Rainer Werner Fassbinder , director: Michael Uhl
  • 2009 in Wilhelmshaven: The prize was not awarded.
  • 2010 in Bremerhaven: NDB Cuxhaven “De Speeldoos” by Georg Kaiser , director: Bernhard Schrubka.
  • 2012 in Flensburg: AHB Oldenburg “Goot gegen Nordwind” by Daniel Glattauer, in Low German by Jürgen Witt. Director: Dominik von Gunten.
  • 2014 in Oldenburg: Theater am Meer - NDB Wilhelmshaven "Tööv, dat dat düster is" by Frederick Knott, in Low German by Lore Moor. Director: Bernd Poppe.
  • 2016 in Emden: NDB Wiesmoor "De Kontrabass" by Patrick Süskind. Director: Elke Münch.
  • 2018 in Delmenhorst: Theater am Meer - NDB Wilhelmshaven "Toeerst kummt de Familie" by Joe DiPietro, in Low German by Stein / Petersen, director: Philipp Lüsebrink.
  • 2020 in Osterholz-Scharmbeck: Theater in OHZ (TiO), Scharmbecker-Speeldeel "Charlies Weg" by Michael McKeever, in Low German by Werner Mahrenholz, director: Bernd Schröter.

Radio plays (speaker)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Werner Brune (Ed.): Wilhelmshavener Heimatlexikon, Vol. 1-3. Brune, Wilhelmshaven 1986-1987, volume 1, page 99 f.
  2. ↑ Isensee-Verlag (ed.): Chronik des Niederdeutschen Bühnenbundes , Cord Eberspächer, Oldenburg, page 87f.
  3. ↑ Willy Beutz Acting Prize awarded. In: Weser Courier. Retrieved December 7, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Beutz, Willy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German merchant and patron
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Rüstringen
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 1986
Place of death Wilhelmshaven