Celebrate events as they come! In 529 years of the Graz stage, there are numerous anniversaries of the cultural institutions that this publication focuses on: Graz is celebrating 125 years of its opera, as well as the legendary Orpheum, 60 years since the reopening of the Schauspielhaus, 29 years of the popular Next Liberty, and much more. At the same time, Styria, along with other federal states and cities, is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Austrian Stage Association, which is the focus of a second volume. On the occasion of these many birthdays, theater professionals, historians, and industry experts reflect on exciting stories from the Austrian theater landscape, from Graz to Salzburg to Bregenz.