HISTORISCHES FESTSPIEL
“The Master Draught”
in the historical Kaisersaal
in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
1631. The war has been raging in the country for thirteen long years.
In the autumn of 1631, the Catholic Generalissimo Johann T’Serclaes Imperial Count von Tilly with 60,000 men penetrates to the walls of the Protestant imperial city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
On October 31, the resistance is broken, the city stormed and mayors and all councillors sentenced to death. A magnificent tankard, an unusual trade and an incredible deed bring the happy turn.
Since 1881, the stage play, The master Draught’ played by citizens of Rothenburg in the town`s imperial hall is performed annually. Since 2016 it belongs to the “Cultural heritage” of UNESCO at the federal level
Take a look on one scene of the “The Master Draught” (1:27′) produced by “Franken-Fernsehen”, Nuremberg.
Dramatic scene: Tilly is discussing with lawyer Bezold about his faith.
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CAST, DIRECTOR & TEAM
The Cast
Johann Bezold, reg. Bürgermeister
Florian Vogel, Ralf Herrmann
Georg Nusch, Altbürgermeister
Matthias Korwitz, Thomas Schleicher
Johann Staudt, Senator
Andreas Fahrenbach, Günter Klinger
Michael Rücker, Senator
Ernst Kaupert, Dieter Kreiselmeier
Georg Bezold, Rechtskonsulent
Marcus Pfalzer, Volker Gerber
Wilhelm Hoffmann, Senator
Dominik Grömer, Christopher Koch
Johann Ludwig Winterbach, Senator
Thomas Bernicken, Jörn Feinkohl
Georg Zierlein, Superintendent
Wolfgang Steinke, Uwe Schulz
Balthasar Reimer, Kellermeister
Günter Wasilewski, Uwe Soldner
Anna Reimer
Larissa Steinke, Sophie Mayer
Magdalena Hirsching
Andrea Hiermann, Franziska Dreyer
Meders Frau
Silke Sagmeister-Eberlein, Manuela Schwarz
Henker Christoph Meder
Harald Beck, Frank Kempe
Konrad von Rinkenberg
Wolfgang Sorg, Peter Wiegner
Friedrich Scheiblein, Waffenmeister
Dennis Zidan, Uwe Weinhardt
Bürgermutter
Sabine Jäger, Sabine Müller
Zierleinknabe
Tom Schuster, Simon Dürr
Magdalena-Mädchen
Mara Rogner, Charlotte Stöcklein
Magdalena-Knabe
Finn Brehm, Felix Scheerer
3. Bote
Andreas Jesse, Moritz Ehrlinger
1. / 6. Bote
Maximilian Ohr, Christian Perlefein
2.+ 5. Bote
Marius Zweidinger, Christoph Stammler
4. Bote (Blutender Bote)
Alexander Schmidt, Andreas Dürr
Hans Staudt, jun.
Timo Herrscher, Jonas Finkenberger
Reichsstädtischer Herold
Martin Rogner, Wolfgang Korn
Johann T’Serclaes Graf von Tilly
Alexander Zierer, Stefan Reihs
Rudolf von Ossa
Robert Reuther, Peter Fetzer
Kaiserlicher Offizier
Rainer Beck, Michael Knappe
Kaiserlicher Herold
Robert Erdmann, Timo Herrscher
Feldhauptmann
Ralf Moldaschl, Tassilo Berger
Gottfried H. Graf zu Pappenheim
Markus Ohr, Harald Rößler
Herzog Karl IV von Lothringen
Thomas Grömer, Harald Schleicher
Johann Graf v. Aldringen
Werner Mayer, Norbert Meisch
Feldkaplan Marc Cuenin SJ
Michael Moller, Peter Holstein
Prinz Louis von der Pfalzburg
Dieter Kölle, Manfred Götz
Director
Reiyk Bergemann
Technic
Karin Steinke, Dagmar Herrmann, Jacqueline Weinhardt, Tanja Köhler
Mask
Katja Kohlenberger, Christina Breiter
Costumes
Helga Nied, Birgit Breitwieser
Souffleuse
Susanne Moller-Wehrwein, Carmen Hiller
Chef-Inspizient
Günther Laudenbacher
Inspizienten
Heike Bender, Tanja Müller-Millichamp, Dominik Steinke, Tamara Utz, Irmi Wohlfart, Melanie Wohlfart, Susanne Treuheit, Eva Maria Uhl, Sabina Vogt, Katharina Preeg, Monika Pessel
Verpflegung
Hannlis Achaelis, Ingrid Reuther, Petra Köhler, Volker Wulff, Anna Raithel, Walter Korwitz, Moni Holzberger, Hannspeter Holzberger