Upon hearing the name Karl May, images the Wild West and stories of „Winnetou and Old Shatterhand“ immediatly come to mind.
But who was this person who hid in part behind countless pseudonyms such as „Karl Hohenthal“ or „Captain Roman Diaz de la Escosura“ and left us with all of these wonderful stories?

„Karl MayBe. – Mit Schmetterhand und Silberbüchse“ (KarlMayBe. – With a Butterfly Hand and a Silver Rifle“) is a play, or rather: promenade theatre, where the life of Karl May is performed over 24 stations in a 930 meter long air raid shelter, kept at a constant 10 degrees Celsius.
From childhood to old age, you can experience May’s career up close in small groups, which is performed by 58 actors, 12 times per performace evening.
The idea for this piece comes from Managing Director and Director Bruno Max, who brought the air raid shelter to life in 1999 and has been reviving this Bunker with lots of love and new stories year after year.
(Thanks Bruno for this great experience and the commitment!)

Premiere: August 12, 2018
Presentation dates: August 06 – September 02, 2018 every Thursday – Sunday
(Attention: staggered start times from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
More information at:
http://www.theaterzumfuerchten.at/TheaterImBunker/?event=theater-im-bunker-2018

Concept and Director: Bruno Max
Set design: Marcus Ganser
Costume: Alexandra Fitzinger
Make – Up: Gerda Fischer
Music: Fritz Rainer
Photo: Bettina Frenzel

The Ensemble Cast:
RRemi Brandner (Old Karl May)
Gabriela Campos Goyenaga (Leper/Extra)
David Czifer (Rudolf Lebius)
Gerald Deimbacher (Prisoner/Extra)
Emre Dogan (Sahjid)
Manuel Dragan (Editor)
Elsinger Robert (Junger Mann aus Braunau)
Feit Bernie (Hadschi Halef Omar)
Frantsits Valentin (Kara Ben Nemsi)
Fröschl Clemens (Karl May-Fan)
Fuchs Peter (Sam Hawkins)
Fuchs Vanja (Weberin/Statistin)
Führer Tino (Guide)
Ivanov Valentin (Leprakranker/Statist)
Hagen Elke (Emma)
Hofirek Franz (Zuchthäusler/Statist)
Hollósi Eszter (Klara)
Hornik – Steppan Tobias (Junger Fan/Statist)
Ismail Muren (Alter Indianer/Statist)
Jammernegg Bernhardt (Leprakranker/Statist)
Kainradl Christian (Mittlerer Karl May)
Kinsky Karl Maria (Verleger)
Kogler Hermann J. (Alter Karl May)
Kohlmayr Emil (Junger May)
Lebek Florian (Dr. Bernstein)
Lesky Wolfgang (Old Shatterhand)
Loebenstein Lotte (Bertha von Suttner)
Madwar Sam (Rudolf Lebius)
Mainka Regis (Vater May)
Marchart Thomas (Junger May)
Marold Claudia (Garderobenfrau)
Matzl Tony (Winnetou)
Max Bruno (Richter/Älterer Karl May)
Mayr Mark (Winnetou)
Miler-Aichholz Roland (Kara Ben Nemsi)
Mold Bernadette (Weberin/Statistin)
Notsch Robert (Karl May Vater)
Pristolic Emil (Kleiner Karl May)
Pristolic Flora (Kind im Orient/Statistin)
Prückner Christoph (Mittlerer Karl May)
Radtke Stanislaus (Seminarist/Statist)
Reisinger Katrin (Emma)
Renhardt Christine (Bertha von Suttner)
Renner Teresa (Fr. Fehsenfeld)
Rointinger Oliver (Großer Wolf)
Sagaischek Anna (Zirkusartistin/Indianerin)
Saginth Christina (Klara)
Saml Ralph (1.Gendarm)
Schebrak Regina (Weberin)
Schefts Michael (Älterer Karl May)
Schiller Antonia (Weberin/Statistin)
Schiller Sebastian (Seminarist/Statist)
Schober Mario (Richter)
Schwarz Florian (Egon Erwin Kisch)
Schwarz Klaus (Anwalt von Lebius)
Sinabell Lukas (Seminarist/Statist)
Soriat Bettina (Klara)
Spielmann Max (Großer Wolf)
Srajer Leonard (Junger Mann aus Braunau)
Stelling Jörg (Oberlehrer)
Steunzer Hans (Vortragsbesucher)
Suwiczak Maksymilian (2. Gendarm)
Warme Dirk (Mittlerer Karl May)
Weichenberger Franz (Richter)
Weimann Irene Marie (Redakteurin)