Organisation

In 1993, the Free State of Bavaria set up the Bavarian Theatre Academy on the initiative of August Everding with the intention of enabling the artistic training for a wide range of theatrical professions to take place under one roof. This Academy was based at the Prinzregententheater in Munich. With eight courses of study currently on offer and three professionally equipped theatres (Prinzregententheater, Akademietheater, Akademiestudio), the Theaterakademie August Everding is the largest training centre for stage professions in Germany. In this teaching and learning theatre, theory and practice permeate one another in courses in Acting, Music Theatre Performance/Opera Singing, Musical Performance, Stage Directing, Dramaturgy, Scenography and Costume Design, Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen and Arts and Cultural Journalism.

Depending on the course, students conclude their studies with a diploma, a Bachelor of Arts or a Master of Arts degree. The Academy’s cooperation partners are the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, the Ludwig Maximilians-Universität München, the Akademie der bildenden Künste München and the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, at one of which students are enrolled, depending on their course of studies. In addition, there are production partnerships with the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Residenztheater, the Gärtnerplatztheater and the Munich Radio Orchestra as well as with other Bavarian, supraregional and international theatres and festivals.

An average of approx. 40 productions are made with the students each year. Admission tickets for performances are available through the central ticket office of the Bavarian State Theatres.

When the Prinzregententheater is not being used for the Academy’s own productions, it rents out the building to concert organisers. Some 20% of the Academy’s total budget is financed from the proceeds of these rentals. The Theaterakademie August Everding is funded by the Free State of Bavaria, represented by the Bavarian State Ministry of Education, Science and the Arts.

Honorary Members of the Theater Academy August Everding

Prof. Dr. Hellmuth Matiasek
Prof. Klaus Zehelein