OPEN CLASSES

In Co-Production with the Carinthian Acting Course of the CMA – Carinthian Music Academy Ossiach
April 24 – May 10, 2025

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The Carinthian youth ensemble presents the full range of its talents. Audiences can look forward to excerpts from a variety of theater pieces, performed as monologues and scenes. From improv theater and a Shakespeare project to contemporary drama, these evenings will showcase all aspects of acting.

April 24 – April 26
Survive the Stage

In Survive the Stage, up to four teams compete in a thrilling battle for the audience’s favor—and for victory! Viewers can expect a fast-paced evening of theatrical sports, featuring spontaneous scenes, creative challenges, and unexpected twists that test quick wit, teamwork, and ingenuity. Only those who win over the audience stay in the game. In the end, the audience decides which team survives on stage the longest and claims victory!
Directed by: Erik Jan Rippmann

May 1 – May 3
TO BE OR NOT TO BE – A Shakespeare Project

Aspiring actors from the Carinthian Acting Course showcase their talent in touching and captivating monologues.
On the program: Hamlet, Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, and many other famous plays.
In just 90 minutes, this program masterfully weaves through the works of the legendary playwright—timeless and, at times, eerily relevant.
Directed by: Michael Weger

May 8 – May 10
Glorious WOMEN and Foolish MEN – A Disillusioning Evening

Contemporary texts and songs.
Does your gender shape the way you see the world?
Or does the world’s perspective on your gender shape you?
Featuring texts by Joachim Meyerhoff, Hermann Hesse, Ingrid Lausund, Nele Stuhler, and Katja Brunner, along with songs by Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, and more.
Directed by: Doris Dexl

Cast:
Tobias Bernhard, Michelle Bergé, Verena Schöttl, Alexander Nikolaus Stelzer, Elias Zainitzer, Anja Knafl, Lisa Billicsich, Christof Wrussnig, Melanie Herzog, Katharina Himmel, Cindy Hofer, Teresa Steiner, Maximilian Sellner, Valentina Privasnig, Hans Sagmeister, Marlene Krapfl, Marie-Lena Kandolf, Jennifer Messner, Julia Josefine Urak, Sandra Rapatz

Actors and Team:
Michael Weger – Director
Doris Dexl – Director
Erik Jan Rippmann – Director