Theater im OP, University theater in Göttingen, Germany
Theater im OP is a performance space at the University of Göttingen housed in a former operating room of the university medical center. The room features two elongated seating sections facing each other, creating an intimate performance area between them.
The Theater im OP was founded in 1984 by the drama section of the Seminar for German Philology. It occupies an annex of the former Surgical Clinic built in 1889–1891, whose academic demonstration operating room gave the theater its name. A roof damaged from October 2014 to March 2016 forced the ensemble into temporary venues, among them the Deutsches Theater and the Junges Theater in Göttingen.
The space was developed by students and faculty for staging productions, and each year presents a series of new works. The community uses it actively to gain stage experience and bring artistic projects to life.
The stage level is reachable by elevator, but the southern gallery is not; the crew works to find ways for everyone to attend. The former emergency room's operating room below the main stage serves as a rehearsal stage and is limited to 30 people, accessible by wheelchair via ramps. A separate staircase for the audience is attached to the building's southwest. Most plays are in German, with one English-language production per year.
The building was originally a medical teaching space, which gives productions an unusual spatial concept. The opposing audience sections allow a form of theater based on mutual attention between viewers.
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