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Labs & Workshops
In our workshops and labs, you can experience theater from every angle: on stage, behind the scenes, or somewhere in between. Workshops offer a first glimpse into theater work, with no prior experience required. The labs take it a step further: Here, we work together over several months to develop our own play. Rehearsals are held at least once a week, plus there are intensive rehearsal blocks. Participation is free.
Curious? Just contact us at theaterpaedagogik [at] theateranderruhr.de
Lab 1 (Ages 13–17)
In Lab I, we want to create something together again, discover new sides of you, and tell stories that touch people’s hearts. Over the course of an entire season, we’ll develop a play together using your ideas, your questions, and your energy. You don’t need any stage experience—just curiosity, imagination, and the courage to give it a try.
Starting in October, new participants can join and get to know the group during three open rehearsals:
Thu, Oct. 1, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Thu, Oct. 8, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Thu, Oct. 15, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Interested? Then get in touch at Sarah.Kranenpoot [at] theateranderruhr.de
Ages 17–21: Labor II
In Labor II, we work together to create a space for creativity, connection, and new ideas. Drawing on your stories, questions, and perspectives, we develop scenes, experiment with acting, movement, and language, and, step by step, create a play together. You don’t need any prior experience—just curiosity, an open mind, and a desire to bring something to the stage together with others.
Labor II is not currently accepting new members. A new session is scheduled to begin in December.
In Lab II, 17 young people aged 15 to 23 are currently rehearsing the play “The Rhinoceros” by Eugène Ionesco. The premiere is scheduled for November 2026.
Interested in acting? Then get in touch at Julia.Meschede [at] theateranderruhr.de
Lab II (Ages 17-21)
Do you want to get involved in theatre and explore a topic in depth? In Laboratory II, we work together to develop an artistic process based on your interests, questions and perspectives.
We read and analyse texts, plays and dramatic works, looking for themes that are relevant to you. Together, we decide which material to work with and which play to stage. In doing so, we develop our own approach to the text and the theme.
We improvise, research and develop scenes. We work with language, the body, movement and space, and experiment with different forms of theatrical expression. The end result is a collaborative production that we develop step by step.
You don’t need any previous experience. What’s important is curiosity, an open mind and a desire to engage with an artistic process and make theatre together with others.
The Lab is not currently accepting new members. A new intake is planned for January 2027.
There are currently 17 young people aged between 15 and 23 rehearsing at Laboratory II. The premiere is scheduled for 7 November 2026.
Interested in acting? Then get in touch at Julia.Meschede [at] theateranderruhr.de