Stefan Jaracz Theatre [Olsztyn]
type: Item
label: Stefan Jaracz Theatre
description: Theatre building in Olsztyn, Poland
description: theater in Olsztyn @nl
EUTA building identifier: 102
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Poland
City: Olsztyn
GPS: Point(20.4794 53.7802)
Wikidata source: Q9356202
opening date: 1925-07-12T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z
Address: 1 Maja 4
architect: August Feddersen
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 580
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1924-1925 by A. Feddersen as Landestheater Süd-Ostpreußen 'Der Treudank'. Funded by Germans to honour the local citizens who opted for Olsztyn/Allenstein remaining a part of Germany in a 1920 plebiscite, hence the name meaning 'The Thank You for Fidelity'. 1925-1945 used for German theatre performances. Severely damaged during World War II. Re-opened 17 Nov 1945 as a Polish theatre with Gabriela Zapolska's Moralnosść pani Dulskiej. Renamed Teatr im. Stefana Jaracza in honour of the Polish actor, Stefan Jaracz (1883-1945). Currently the theatre includes the main theatre (used for classical drama performances and children's theatre, 470 seats), a chamber theatre (used for modern drama performances, 120 seats), a studio stage Scena na górze [Upstairs Stage] (used for recitals and cabaret), and a theatre café also used for lectures. Since 1993, home to the Olsztynskie Spotkania Teatralne festival of Polish theatre.
IbsenStage venue id: 12281