Thomas Ostermeier

Thomas Ostermeier

Born in West Germany in 1968, director Thomas Ostermeier is art director of the Schaubuehne. Moving to Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Ostermeier began to show his talent as a director while still in drama school. After graduation he was given responsibility for the small theater space “Baracke” of the Deutschen Theater, where he presented works by modern playwrights like Brecht along with the works of contemporary writers. Winning acclaim as a leader of the young generation, he was given the position of art director at the Schaubuehne in 2000 at the young age of 31. Among his noted productions as director are Ibsen’s Nora (A Doll’s House) , Mayenburg’s Fire Face and Phaidras Liebe and Sarah Kane’s Crave.