East German Poster Database

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• Staatschauspiel Dresden- Die Nacht nach der Abschlußfeier

  This poster has a white background with pink letters on both sides. The middle of the poster is a black and white photograph of a nude woman, holding a bouquet of flowers and what looks like a play script. This poster advertises for a "The Night After Graduation".

• Goethe/Iphigenie auf Tauris/Staatsschauspiel Dresden.

  The poster is white with text in black at the bottom. The name of the author and the title are printed in black letter font; the name of the theater is in Latin script. The top two thirds of the poster show a grainy black and white print of a woman in a cloak with her arms stretched out and raised. Both sides of the picture show thick Greek columns. Trees in the background.

• Heinz Drewnick/Wenn Georgie kommt/Uraufführung Staatschauspiel Dresden/Ein komisches Stück

  Poster is white with text in black at top and bottom. In center is a depiction of a grassy area with what appears to be a couch covered in grass, with white package tied with black string sitting in center. Package is printed with repeated performance title. Performance title is randomly repeated throughout depiction. Advertises for the comedy "When Georgie Comes", from Heinz Drewniok.

• Wir, die Endesunterzeichnenden/Alexander Gelman/Staatsschauspiel Dresden/Arbeitsgruppe Theaterplakat Dresden/Haufe

  Poster is white and depicts the sleeve of a pinstripe suit with cuff visibile underneath, and metal instrument protruding in place of an arm. Text in black serif typeface at top. Advertises for "We, the Undersigned" from Alexander Gelman.

• Staatschauspiel Dresden/Warten auf Godotr/von Samuel Beckett/DDR-Erstaufführung

  Poster is white with black handwritten text mostly top left corner. Depicts two individuals who resemble early ethnocentric depictions of Native Americans, especially in hair and decorative jewelry though they wear Western costume. Advertises for the DDR premiere of "Waiting for Godot".