Michael Merschmeier
Michael Merschmeier (born December 17, 1953 in Münster ) is a German theater critic and author .
Life
Merschmeier studied German studies, theater studies, communication studies, philosophy and linguistics and graduated from the University of Berlin with his doctorate in 1985 .
From 1982 to 2001 Merschmeier worked as editor and publisher of the magazine “ Theater heute ”. Since 1995 he has been a publisher and since 2012 also managing partner of Friedrich Berlin Verlag - Der Theaterverlag - in which "Theater heute", " Opernwelt ", " Bühnentechnische Rundschau " and " tanz " and since autumn 2017, exclusively online, "Das TheaterMagazin "appear.
Long-term member u. a. the jury of the Berliner Theatertreffen, the Mülheimer “Stück” competition, the Kortner Prize, the Berlin Theater Prize and the Theater Advisory Board of the Goethe Institute ; for the same also editor of the film series "German Theater of the Present".
Works (selection)
- Fiction
- Berlin blood. Novel . Rotbuch Verlag, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-88022-593-1 .
- Frölich's dreams. Novel . Eichborn Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 2001, ISBN 3-8218-0861-6 .
- Frölich's free fall. Novel . Dtv, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-423-24473-9 .
- Non-fiction
- Enlightenment, theater criticism, the public. With a contemporary digression . Dissertation, FU Berlin 1985.
Web links
- Literature by and about Michael Merschmeier in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merschmeier, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater critic and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th December 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |