Curtain for Ulrich Fischer: 31 years of passion for theater in Eisleben!

Curtain for Ulrich Fischer: 31 years of passion for theater in Eisleben!

Eisleben, Deutschland - It is an important day for the Eisleben Theater, because Ulrich Fischer, who shaped the house for three decades, is solemnly adopted today. After 31 years as the director, he looks forward to a new chapter. The event "Curtain for Ulrich Fischer" not only honors his merits, but also his tireless passion for the stage. Fischer welcomes the guests in the foyer with a shirt that enthusiastically announces: "Theater Eisleben. What a theater" - a suitable motto for a man who led the theater through thick and thin. MDR reports that even Minister of Culture Rainer Robra is presented by video and conveying his best wishes.

Ulrich Fischer came to Eisleben in 1986 as a dramaturge, at that time still under the name "Thomas-Müntzer-Theater". According to his directorial debut in 1988 and the takeover of the intendance in 1994, when many thought that the theater could not survive, he made a name for himself. During this time, Fischer not only enriched the theater in large numbers by staging classics and modern pieces, but also stabilized financially. Especially in 2013, when grants were shortened, he kept the theater alive and saved the stage from closure. He has thus made the impossible and established and preserved the theater in an increasingly difficult overall landscape.

A look at Fischer's career

Ulrich Fischer studied at the theater college "Hans Otto" in Leipzig before starting in Eisleben in 1986. His path quickly led him to the chief dramaturgy of the three-division house and in the following years he staged numerous works that deal with socially critical topics and comedies. He was also able to make a name for himself as a guest director, for example with "Das Weißen Rössl" in 2010 or "The DreilroSchenoper" 2014. Theater history particularly fulmates to him, he is not only considered in Saxony-Anhalt, but also one of the oldest directors in Germany.

While Fischer starts his new journey, Frank Martin Widmair will be ready as his successor to continue the legacy. The city of Eisleben is also planning to honor Fischer for its great performances with a table in the foyer of the theater. "There is something" to say it in an Austrian saying. What a farewell, what a performance - the Eisleben theater and the culture in the region owes a lot to Ulrich Fischer.