Gerhard WILLERT (DE/AT)

Gerhard Willert was born in Sünching, Bavaria, and studied German, English and Romance languages and literature. He has staged dramatic works in Cardiff, Wales, Wiesbaden, Bern, Bremen, Lübeck and at the TAT Frankfurt. In 1993, he was engaged as director at Schauspielhaus Wien. His production there of Philip Dick’s “Disney Killer” was singled out for recognition with the Kainz Medal. At the Mannheimer Nationaltheater, he staged works by Chekhov and Botho Strauss. His production of Ibsen’s “The Master Builder” was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen in 1996. Since 1998, he has been production director at Landestheater Linz, where he also directs on a regular basis.

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