Theater Vorpommern — Season Opening Greifswald

Season Kick-off for a Three-Part Stage

Theater Vorpommern is one of Northern Germany's few three-part stages with three permanent venues — Greifswald, Stralsund, and Putbus on Rügen — and its own Philharmonic Orchestra. To open each new season, the Greifswald venue invites the public for an Open Day: a low-threshold format that introduces the theatre's work for the upcoming season.

Program: Meet, Peek, Sing Along

The day starts in the afternoon (usually from 3 PM) and fills the entire building with life. Ensemble members, directors, and workshop staff are available for discussions. Areas normally inaccessible — the costume, tailoring, carpentry, and rehearsal stages — are open. The highlight is an opening show where each department (music theatre, drama, ballet, concert) presents excerpts from the upcoming premieres.

Interactive Formats

Characteristic are the interactive offerings: a dance casting for the upcoming operetta or musical production and a large audience choir that, for example, rehearses the famous Toreador Chorus from Bizet's 'Carmen' and performs at the end of the show.

Premieres of the 2026/27 Season

In Greifswald, the first two premieres of the 2026/27 season are imminent: Schiller's 'The Robbers' and Bizet's opera 'Carmen'. Both productions will be presented during the Open Day with initial rehearsal excerpts and workshop discussions.

Local Context

Greifswald is part of the Vorpommern-Greifswald district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Together with the Stralsund Theatre and the Putbus venue, Theater Vorpommern forms a three-part stage that holds central cultural significance for the region, far beyond the city limits.