Theatre
I’ve been active as an actor, director, teacher, and organizer for many years:
2010-2024: Theater DU (German Theatre Toronto) emerged from a German theatre course at UofT. Over the years, we staged following productions:
2022: Der Struwwel, adapted from a gory children’s book by Heinrich Hoffmann
2019: Der Komet, based on a pre-apocalyptical farce by August Wilhelm Iffland
2016: Woyzeck, based on a fragment by Georg Büchner
2016: Deutsch vom Fass, an anniversary production by Erol Boran
2015: Hochwasser III, based on an absurd drama by Günther Grass
2012: Drakul(j)a, a horror tale adapted by Erol Boran
-Article in So German Blog, German Embassy Ottawa, 5 Apr. 2018-
2010: Die Physiker, based on a grotesque play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
2012: I played the lead role in the short film "Der Kandidat" (Josef Baraki, Humber Productions, 15 minutes)
2005-2006: I worked as an actor at the Jewish Theater of Thessaloniki.
1998-2004: I taught courses and directed theatre productions at various universities across the United States: UT Austin / Taos, NM / OSU.
1996-1999: I directed productions with my own theatre groups based in Würzburg: the English-language troupe Characters in Company (CiC) and the German comedy group Kurzform.
1993-1996: I performed as an actor with Unigeziefer and the English Drama Group at the University of Würzburg, Germany.