Württembergische Landesbühne Esslingen

The Wurttemberg State Esslingen in Esslingen am Neckar is a theater with a long tradition.

History

In the late Middle Ages, they joined the humanism. It ended abruptly in the Reformation period, as the strict Pietist took control in the city. Peter Florence Ilgner, who practiced theater in several other German cities such as Cologne and Würzburg, 1772 in Esslingen wanted to build a theater and was turned away brusquely. 1781 Prinzipalin Hochkirchin was dismissed unfriendly from a company of actors from Nördlingen, as she wanted a " built theater."

As with the end of the period of the imperial city organized in guilds rigid community was gone, something like this could develop as a bourgeois mind. In 1804 the first permanent stage set up in Esslingen am Ottilie place in the former Aegidienkapelle, on the well initially only simple pieces were played. It had no permanent ensemble.

In 1863 the theater company was founded. Already on January 3, 1864 was the opening of the new stadium in the straw street. She offered 644 spectators. The building was more than 100 years of Esslingen remain Stadttheater through renovations and stage technology improvements.

From 1901 to 1925 Mathilde Erfurth was a theater director in Esslingen. She performed with her ​​ensemble, the successor to the Royal Court Theatre in Stuttgart, which regularly guested previously in Esslingen. During the First World War, the Esslingen theater was temporarily closed, but took 1918 game mode back on. The annual seasons lasted between six and ten weeks. The program included operas, operettas and plays. Since the income in Esslingen not sufficient that the actor Gage with engagements throughout southern Germany had to be repaired. Partially organized Mathilde Erfurth even fundraisers for individual actors / actresses.

After the First World War in 1919 the Swabian theater stage was set up, later it was renamed the Württemberg State Theatre. She played among others in Esslingen and brought the general public to benefit from contemporary drama and classic performances.

1921 a prison was " to enhance the theatrical effect and to promote that onlooking emotion " purchased as a stage decoration. Other decorations were among the other five rocks, a snowy landscape and several rooms facilities.

However, the economic situation was getting worse. 1925 was the Esslinger theater just before the corner. Though Mathilde Erfurth was artistically quite successful with her ​​troupe, her contract was not renewed by council decision on the 1925 addition. In the autumn of this year, it was decided that the Volksbühne eV should deny the other scheduled operation of Esslinger theater.

1945 was the Württemberg State Theatre, the first theater in Germany, which received a license for the operation theater again.

In the 1970s, the Württemberg State Theatre was one of the first theaters in Germany who founded a separate division for the children's and youth theater. In 1977, the city and the country firmly into a new building of the theater building. In 1979 the old building was demolished. In summer 1982, the new theater was built. In addition to the large hall with 460 seats, even the podium I and II are used for the operation of gambling. The latter now acts as a children's theater in the theater.

In 1990, a former school building from the 1950s, was converted for the theater on the Zollberg. Today it houses next to the Studio stage at Zollberg, venue, especially for pieces for a young audience, as rehearsal rooms, workshops and warehouses. The previously used for the performance of children's plays at Studio Blarerplatz now serves as a rehearsal room.

From 1985 to 1989 Friedrich Schirmer was director, the concept of regionalism emphasized in his game plan. From 1989 to 1993 Jürgen fledging director of the theater. In four years, he led by six world premieres and nine German premieres.

In the season 2004/2005 there was with Manuel Soubeyrand a new director who will make this function from the season 2013/2014. His successor will be starting from the season 2014/2015 Friedrich Schirmer. Soubeyrand took over from Peter Dolder, who had taken the WLB 1998. Marco Suess has since acted as head of the boys WLB, the Children and Youth Division of the house, which was refounded in 2004 with its own ensemble.

They will play contemporary and classic plays, musical productions and plays for young people and children. Each year, a piece of an open-air performance in the Esslingen old town presents, alternately in Maille- park in front of the bridge inside and on the Georg Christian von Kessler- square near the Church of St. Dionys.

As Landesbühne WLB recorded not only their Sitzort Esslingen, but with detours throughout Baden -Württemberg and beyond in Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine -Westphalia, Switzerland and Liechtenstein on the go.