Wadowickie teatry, teatrzyki i idee Mieczysława Kotlarczyka
Wadowice theaters, small theaters and ideas of Mieczysław Kotlarczyk

Summary/Abstract: The text about the youth and activities of Mieczysław Kotlarczyk in Wadowice was prepared on the basis of chronicles kept by Janina Kotlarczyk-Mrozowa. Mieczysław was born in Wadowice as the third son of Stefan Kotlarczyk. As a child, he played in plays staged by his father. As a junior middle school actively participated in the stage life of the "Jagiellonka" group led by his father. The first performance directed by Mieczysław Kotlarcztk was “Betlejem Polskie”, later staged among others “Wieczór Trzech Wieszczów” and “Zemsta”. In 1931 he gradueited in philosophy and was qualified to teach Polish in schools. In the same year Mieczysław returned to Wadowice and established the Amatorski Teatr Powszehny at the "Sokół" Gymnastic Society. The young Karol Wojtyła came into contact with Kotlarczyk taking part in plays staged by him. During the German occupation, when theatrical activity was forbidden, Mieczysław Kotlarczyk developed the idea of the Teatr Słowa, which he eventually implemented by establishing his Teatr Rapsodyczny in Krakow.

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