A Celebrity Visit to Actor Sigmar Solbach

First he lived in the Bremerhaus, then in the mill, and later he felt at home on the stage: Actor Sigmar Solbach is surely one of the most prominent alumni of Steinmühle! After the popular actor—known for TV series such as “Ein Winter, der ein Sommer war,” “Das Erbe der Guldenburgs,” “Diese Drombuschs,” “Traumschiff,” and the series “Dr. Stefan Frank —The Doctor Women Trust,” had recently visited the Steinmühle to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his high school graduation, interested 11th- and 12th-grade students, accompanied by teachers Nicole Hohm, Steffen Ullwer, and Principal Björn Gemmer, to make a return visit to Frankfurt’s Fritz Rémond Theater im Zoo. There, the actor—a native of South Westphalia—played the composer George Frideric Handel in the comedy “Possible Encounter.” The play depicted what might have happened if Handel had met his contemporary colleague Johann Sebastian Bach back then—though in reality, that never happened. “Mögliche Begegnung”—the title was equally fitting for what awaited the group of visitors from Marburg after the performance: Sigmar Solbach took plenty of time for a casual chat with the theater-loving teenagers, who had prepared questions for the “celebrity.” With insights into how an aspiring actor can best draw attention to themselves today, joyful moments, his passion for the profession, his top roles —as well as personal insights into the actor’s daily life—the group set off for home after the pleasant meeting with the star, who had personally suggested the visit to Frankfurt. The unanimous opinion: a likable person, a role model—and completely down-to-earth.