Schauspielhaus [Erfurt]
Schauspielhaus
Theatre building in Erfurt, Germany
theater in Erfurt
Built 1897 by Georg Weidenbach as a clubhouse for the Geselligkeitsverein Ressource. 1946-1949 used as Theater des Tanzes. 1949 convertedto a theatre by Walther Beck. Opened 29 Aug 1949 as Neues Theater, a municipal drama theatre, with Goethe's Iphigenie auf Tauris. 1956 renamed Schauspielhaus Erfurt. 1957 addition of a smaller stage. Closed 2002 before the opening of the new opera house, Theater Erfurt. However, Theater Erfurt did not continue to offer self-produced drama performances, leaving Erfurt without a drama company. Since 2013, plans to revive the deteriorating Schauspielhaus building as a cultural centre. 2016 foundation of the KulturQuartier Schauspielhaus cooperative.