When is the performance?

The performance is planned for 19.06.2026 at 19:30.

Where will Everyman be performed?

It will be performed in the Courtyard of Alvensleben Barracks of the State Theatre Cottbus.

Is the venue accessible?

Yes, the venue is suitable for wheelchairs. A hearing loop is available, and prior registration is recommended.

When does the summer theater area open?

The Courtyard of Alvensleben Barracks and the box office open one hour before the performance begins.

What happens in case of rain?

In case of unfavorable weather, the theater decides on site about the start of the performance. The performance may be interrupted due to weather conditions.

Is there food and drinks available on site?

Yes, refreshments are provided.

A Summer Evening with Everyman: Music Theater about Guilt, Love, and Transience

Name: Everyman – A Musical about Learning to Die | Summer Theater Open Air
Start: 2026-06-19T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-19T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Hof der Alvensleben-Kaserne

A summer evening where Cottbus listens to the great themes of life

With Everyman – A Musical about Learning to Die, the State Theatre Cottbus brings one of the most impactful German-language theater texts to the courtyard of Alvensleben Barracks. Hugo von Hofmannsthal's famous source material appears here not as a museum memory, but as a vibrant music theater: close to the present, carried by acting, singing, and the excitement of an open-air evening.

When wealth meets transience

The story is timeless and yet painfully current: A man who has everything is confronted with the loss of all securities. What remains when money, possessions, and status lose their power? This very question drives the play and makes the production an intense stage experience between the search for meaning, morality, and human vulnerability.

Musical, mystery play, and present in one breath

Wolfgang Böhmer and Peter Lund condense Hofmannsthal's material into a musical evening that connects the poetic timelessness of the original with contemporary language and direct emotional impact. Allegorical figures like God, the Devil, Death, and Good Deeds give the evening its theatrical architecture, while the music makes the protagonist's inner turmoil audible. Thus, a production emerges that is clearly constructed dramaturgically and yet sensually open.

Open-air theater in the barrack courtyard

The courtyard of Alvensleben Barracks lends the performance a special theatrical atmosphere. Where there used to be a drill ground, summer theater now unfolds under the open sky. The area opens an hour before the performance begins, and refreshments are provided. In case of unfavorable weather, the house on site decides about the start of the performance; furthermore, the performance may be interrupted due to weather conditions. This makes the evening a true live experience with immediate audience reactions.

Venue with character and good accessibility

The summer theater courtyard is suitable for wheelchairs, and a hearing loop is available. However, the State Theatre Cottbus requests prior registration. With around 350 seats, the evening remains small enough to maintain the closeness between stage and audience. This intimacy gives the musical theater that tension which great themes shine even more brightly outdoors.

Conclusion: An evening for all who love theater with attitude and sound

Everyman – A Musical about Learning to Die promises a concentrated, musically charged summer theater full of sensuality, seriousness, and presence. Those who appreciate the stage as both a space for thought and an experience should witness this date live.