Summer 1780: On the way to Salzburg Emanuel Schikaneder's theatre group gets held up in a small mountain village on the Austrian border due to a missing performance permit. In this village a dispute between mine owner Paccoli and the rebelling mine workers is escalating. The situation immediately inspires Schikaneder with the idea for a new play- but before long not only the mineworkers, but also Schikaneder's performers take to the picket line. This is because Schikaneder seems to care more about spending time with high society than his actors, who the Landlord refuses to feed until Schikaneder pays the outstanding bill. A hastily put together open air performance by the troupe leads to major disruption....

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Max von Thun
Emanuel Schikaneder

Lisa Maria Potthoff
Eleonore Schikaneder

Anna Brüggemann
Magd Maria

Anna Maria Sturm
Babette Paccoli

Nicholas Ofczarek
Wallerschenk

Erwin Steinhauer
Franz Paccoli

Maximilian Schafroth
Georg Vester

Butz Ulrich Buse
Richter

Fritz Karl
Baron von Playen