When does the kick-off meeting PLAY take place?

The kick-off meeting PLAY takes place on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, starting at 08:30.

Where does the event take place?

The venue is the foyer of the Young NTM at Brückenstraße 2, 68167 Mannheim.

Who is PLAY aimed at?

PLAY is aimed at theater clubs as well as groups from performance, theater, and literature.

What can participating groups expect?

Joint theater experiences, exchange, workshops, and new impulses for their own theater work are planned.

Is registration required?

Participation is designed as an offer for registered school groups. Information on registration is provided by the Young NTM.

PLAY opens an inspiring theater year for young stage makers at Young NTM

Name: Kick-off Meeting PLAY
Start: 2026-11-10T08:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-10T08:30:00+01:00
Location: Foyer Junges NTM

PLAY opens a new school year full of theater enthusiasm

When young theater makers gather in the foyer of the Young National Theater Mannheim, more than just one event day begins: The kick-off meeting PLAY sets the first impulse for a shared theater year. Exchange, dialogue, inspiration, and the joy of sharing one's own work are at the center of this special mediation format.

Where theater becomes a common language

PLAY is aimed at theater clubs as well as groups from the fields of performance, theater, and literature. Beginners encounter experienced school groups; different perspectives, working methods, and stage experiences come together. The theater atmosphere is created not only by set design, light, or acoustics, but above all by the energy of an audience that develops theatrical ideas itself.

Impulses for one's own stage

The Young NTM accompanies the participating groups throughout the entire school year. Joint theater visits, explorations of the venue, workshops, and discussions provide the youth with new artistic tools. Dramaturgy, directing, physical work, and acting are not conveyed abstractly, but experienced as a living practice.

An opening with sustainable impact

The meeting marks the beginning of a longer-term process: In spring, workshops deepen the encounter, before the groups present excerpts from their own works in summer. Thus, PLAY combines theater education with artistic development and creates space for experiments, mutual support, and a growing audience response.

Conclusion: Opening the curtain together

The kick-off meeting PLAY invites young theater groups to discover their own voice, take up new impulses, and shape theater as a communal stage experience. Those who want to not only watch theater but also actively further its development will experience here the start of an inspiring school year at the Young NTM.