Thomas ostermeier biography

German theatre director (born )

Thomas Ostermeier (born 3 September , Soltau, West Germany) is a German theatre director.

He currently mainly works for the Schaubühne.

Thomas ostermeier - hamlet

Thomas Ostermeier is a German theatre director.

Thomas ostermeier, the seagull

After studying direction in Berlin in the s, Thomas Ostermeier's name first appeared on the map when he was appointed artistic director of the Barracke at.

Thomas Ostermeier studied stage direction in Berlin, and his first successful productions were as stage director and artistic director of the Baracke at the.

Biography

Ostermeier began his theatrical career in acting under director Einar Schleef, one of his major inspirations, in his Faust project at Berlin's Hochschule für Künste. After the Faust project concluded in , Ostermeier began studying directing at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin where in he met his mentor Manfred Karge.

From to Ostermeier acted as Karge's assistant director and also acted in Weimar and at the Berliner Ensemble. In Ostermier was asked to take over as artistic director for the Barracke at the Deutsches Theater, an offer he attributes to his production of a play by the Russian symbolist Alexander Blok at Ernst Busch, which was seen by the Barracke's then chief dramaturg.^[1][2]

Ostermeier brought dramaturg Jens Hillje and designe