The Hersfeld-Preis is an award for an
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
. It has been awarded annually since 1962 as part of the
Bad Hersfelder Festspiele
The Bad Hersfelder Festspiele is a German theatre festival in Bad Hersfeld, Hesse. The ''Bad Hersfelder Festspiele'' have been staged since 1951.
The Festival
The ''Bad Hersfeld Festival'' takes place every year from mid-June to early August in ...
of the ''Gesellschaft der Freunde der Stiftsruine'' and the city of
Bad Hersfeld
The festival and spa town of Bad Hersfeld (''Bad'' is "spa" in German; the Old High German name of the city was ''Herolfisfeld'') is the district seat of the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, roughly 50 km southe ...
. Actors will be awarded of the current festival season, which will be selected by a five-member jury of critics.
Winners
The ''Großer Hersfeld-Preis'' has been awarded since 1962, the ''Hersfeld-Preis'' since 1969.
References
External links
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Chroniken der Bad Hersfelder FestspieleTermine 2008
German theatre awards
German awards
Awards established in 1962
1962 establishments in West Germany