Der Grüne Wagen
Der Grüne Wagen (The Green Car) is a German language theatre group, originally based in Germany but since 1983 based in Austria. It is the oldest German-language touring theatre of the post-war period. Germany (1953–1983) The theater company was founded by Alexander E. Franke and, along with the Neue Schaubühne in Munich, is the oldest German-speaking touring company of the post-World War II period. Alexander E. Franke founded the Grünen Wagens in Erlangen in 1953. Later directors were William Dieterle, Otto Ander, and most recently Thomas Stroux. Heinz Hilpert directed Der Grüne Wagen in a long-planned performance of Ödön von Horváth's Himmelwärts in 1955. In 1958 Oskar Werner played in a production of Hamlet with Der Grüne Wagen in a tour of Germany and Austria. The screenwriter, dramaturge and translator adapted the 1954 American film Twelve Angry Men for the stage. Its world premier was at the Munich Kammerspiele, directed by Hans Schweikart and performed by Der Grüne Wagen. In the 1959/1960 it was the most popular play in German-speaking theaters. Louis V. Arco (1899-1975) performed in Der Grüne Wagen in the 1964/1965 season. In 1965 Der Grüne Wagen was acquired by Hollywood film director William Dieterle, then based in