Katharina Schmitt
Katharina Schmitt (* 1979 in Bremen ) is a German playwright and theater director .
Life
Schmitt studied theater directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague . She has been working as a director and playwright in Germany and the Czech Republic since 2005. In 2006 she won the Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz Prize for Drama for her piece Knock Out . Schmitt's piece SAM was shown in 2010 at the Autorentheatertage at the Deutsches Theater Berlin in a facility by Sebastian Hartmann ; after productions in Wiesbaden, Bielefeld and Prague, she staged the play herself in 2012 as part of a residency at the Watermill Center New York. Since 2012 she has been in-house director and member of the artistic management of the Prague Theater Studio Hrdinů.
Her plays are represented by Rowohlt Theaterverlag and have been translated into English, Finnish, Polish and Czech.
Awards
- 2007: Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz Prize for Drama
- 2011: Alfred Döblin grant
- 2012: Martha-Saalfeld-Förderpreis
- 2012: Residency at Watermill Center New York
- 2014: Literature grant from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation ( Else Heiliger Fund )
Pieces
- Knock Out , Theaterhaus Jena 2008
- Im Pelz , Schauspiel Leipzig 2009
- SAM , Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden 2012
- Youth portrait , Thalia Theater Hamburg 2012
Radio plays
- Knock Out , directed by Katharina Schmitt ( Deutschlandradio Kultur ) 2011
- SAM , directed by Martin Schulze (Deutschlandradio Kultur) 2011
Web links
- Website of Katharina Schmitt
- Katharina Schmitt at Rowohlt Theaterverlag
- Short biography and information on the work of Katharina Schmitt at Literaturport
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmitt, Katharina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German playwright and theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |