Monday, September 26, 2011

Theaterfest 2011/2012 (Schauspielhaus Graz)

The Schauspielhaus Graz had a large Theaterfest to mark the start of their 2011/2012 season. The ensemble and crew of the Schauspielhaus, as well as some guest actors, took part this evening of theatre and celebrations. 

There was a properties auction, a speed dating session with characters from productions from last year, an automatic hotdog machine, games for youngsters and two preview shows. The preview show showed us about 10 minutes of the various productions set to premiere within the next two months and there were introductions to some of the other shows set to play in the house. The preview show was wittily moderated by Steffi Krautz and Sebastian Reiß in a variety show manner. 

I really liked the idea of introducing a theatre's season is such a way because it builds excitement for the season and the company. It's almost like a pep-rally for theatre. This goes to show how invested the subscribers of the Schauspielhaus are in their theatre. I wish we could see something like this in Canada....but allas, we have a different theatre culture.



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