East German Poster Database

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• Der Kirschgarten/Anton Tschechow/Komödie/HansžOttožTheater Potsdam

  Poster is a grainy black and white photograph of a seating arrangement (sofa, chair, table) covered in plastic as if abandoned. Text in red at top. Advertises for the comedy "The Cherry Garden" by Anton Tschechow.

• George Bernard Shaw: Die heilige Johanna- Hans Otto Theater Potsdam

  This poster is blue with a block depiction of a woman in white armor and a red hat riding a black horse. The text is in white script at the top. Advertises for George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan", which is about Joan of Arc.

• Hoffmann's Erzählungen: phantastiche Oper von Jacques Offenbach- Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam

  This poster is white with a black border and text in white on black at the bottom left. It depicts a man in profile, presumably Hoffmann, with handwritten and largely illegible text surrounding him and line drawings of scenes from the play, partially obscured by the text. This poster advertises for a performance of "Hoffmann's Tales" with the music by Jacques Offenbach.

• Hamlet: William Shakespeare- Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam

  This poster is predominantly red, with a depiction of bald human head, with eyes outlined in black in manner similar to a bandit mask. The face is traced vertically down the center in red. The background has intersecting red and black lines with various words, names, and phrases. The title is in black at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for a performance of "Hamlet" by Shakespeare.

• Schlosstheater im neuen Palais Sanssouci- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Hochzeit des Figaro- Hans Otto Theater Potsdam

  This poster is tan with a brown border. A sepia photograph in center features an ivy-covered theater stage with chandelier hanging from ceiling, presumably the Schlosstheater in Neuen Palais at Sanssouci. The text is in black and at the top and red at the bottom. This poster advertises for the opera by Mozart, "The Marriage of Figaro".

• Armin Stolper: Das Gemälde- Nach Daniil Granin- Hans-Otto Potsdam Theater

  This poster features three diagonal beige lines with green and white photographs between each. On first line is pink and green text announcing name of performance and author, with inspiring author. The left portion of the text has been cut off. Next line is the same with inverse colors. Bottom line has colors of the first, and announces the theater. Advertises for "The Painting", by Armin Stolper, and inspired by a work by Daniil Granin. This was the play's premier performance in the GDR.

• Antigone, Sophokles »Antigone« - Hans-Otto-Theater, Potsdam

  This poster is black with large white print for play title and smaller print underneath for the remaining text. It depicts a black and white photograph of an aged, partially destroyed Greek statue of Antigone at bottom shadowed in red. This poster advertises for a performance of "Antigone" by Sophocles.

• Oper von Giuseppe Verdi: Aida- Hans-Otto Theater Potsdam

  This poster is mostly a yellow-beige with green stripes going in various directions from a center segment. Inside the segment are two palm trees on either side, with the opera title in large white letters. Outside the segment on either side is the remaining text in same green as the stripes. Advertises for a performance of Verdi's "Aida".

• Die Perser: Mattias Braun/Aischylos

  This poster is off-white with black text. It depicts rings of black stick-figure soldiers, beginning with primitive spears and shields, progressing to bow and arrow, rifle, cannon, tank, and finally one missile at bottom. This poster advertises for a performance of the Greek tragedy "The Persian" by Aeschylus, adapted by Mattias Braun.

• Friedrich Dürrenmatt- Die Physiker

  This poster depicts a black and white round room with a circular lamp hanging from the ceiling and three doorways against the back wall. The shadow of a person falls from window to the left. Maroon bars are superimposed throughout from the sides of the poster. The title is in black at the top and bottom. It advertises for a comedy titled "The Physicist" by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.