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
Here is a link to all production posters.
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.
Characters in Company
Logo 1996
Der Kandidat
Film Poster 2012
Drakul(j)a
Rehearsal 2012
Der Struwwel
Rehearsal 2022