Theaterhaus Jena, Performance theatre in Jena, Germany

Theaterhaus Jena is the city theatre of Jena, housed in a building Walter Gropius redesigned in 1921–1922 after the Weimar National Theatre took over the old Köhler theatre. Gropius reworked the foyer, box office, auditorium and facade, with colours by his Bauhaus colleague Hinnerk Scheper; the old stage house was left untouched to save money. It reopened on 24 September 1922.

The theatre was built in 1872 by Carl Köhler, a merchant who constructed it in the courtyard of his tavern called Zum Goldenen Engel. Over time it became an important venue for artistic activity in the city.

The venue serves as a space where different artistic voices can be heard, hosting productions that engage the local community and visitors. It functions as a meeting point where experimental work and traditional theatre exist side by side.

The venue publishes a monthly schedule online and offers digital ticket reservations through its website. It's helpful to check in advance which shows are running and when performances take place.

The theatre's 1922 reopening after Walter Gropius remodelled it was announced by the Jenaische Zeitung with the line that Jena now had a theatre, a turning point in the city's intellectual life. Gropius left the old stage house untouched to save money and concentrated on the facade, foyer, ticket office and auditorium, with colours chosen by his Bauhaus colleague Hinnerk Scheper.