Publisher's Synopsis
In the 1920s, Protestant amateur play groups not only performed nativity plays, but also plays such as Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Jedermann. Increasingly - inspired by the youth movement - texts specifically for the amateur game scene were published in various game series, which developed a thematic variety. In the 'Third Reich' the evangelical amateur play continued to exist, albeit with severe restrictions. In the post-war period, in addition to biblical motifs, war experiences and the question of guilt were also addressed in the plays, and so everyone's world was brought to the stage. The investigation focuses, among other things, on the Munich amateur plays and the Christian community plays, but also plays by Ernst Lange or The Play of the White Rose through to the so-called allusions. Influential personalities include Rudolf Mirbt, Otto Salomon, Aurel von Jüchen and Ulrich Kabitz. Correspondence from the publisher Albert Lempp and reports from contemporary witnesses shed light on the developments.
