Stephanie Mohr
Director
Stephanie was born in 1972 in Genova/Italy, and raised in Paris/France and Vienna/Austria. She is currently living in Vienna.
1990 Baccalauréat mention très bien at the Lycée Français de Vienne
1990 -1991 Assistant Director to Peter Weck and Hans Gratzer, Theater an der Wien, Schauspielhaus Wien
1991-1995 Resident Assistant Director at the Burgtheater (Austrian National Theatre) in Vienna.
Work with Claus Peymann, Leander Haußmann, Paulus Manker, Manfred Karge and Támas Ascher.
2000-2009 Associate Director to Franz Wittenbrink in Munich, Vienna and Aix-en-Provence (Festival d’Art Lyrique)
Languages: German, English and French. Basic knowledge of Spanish.
Stephanie has been working as a freelance director in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since 1996.
She made her UK debut in 2019.
Coming soon:
BIEDERMANN UND DIE BRANDSTIFTER by Max Frisch, Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna, Oct 2024
DER BOSS VOM GANZEN by Lars von Trier, Landestheater Linz, Feb 2025
Awards and nominations:
2023 Nomination OFFIES Best Video Design (Stephanie Mohr & MJ Holland) / THE YELLOW WALLPAPER by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2021 BROADWAY WORLD AUSTRIA AWARDS Best direction of a play / DIE STADT DER BLINDEN by Thomas Jonigk after José Saramago
2020 BROADWAY WORLD AUSTRIA AWARDS Best Play of the decade / DER SOHN by Florian Zeller
2017 NESTROY - Nominee (Best regional production) / MARIA STUART by Friedrich Schiller
2012 NESTROY (Austrian Theatre Award / Best director) / WOYZECK & THE TIGER LILLIES by Georg Büchner
2011 Dorothea-Neff-Preis-Nominee (Best director) / 33 VARIATIONS by Moisès Kaufmann
2007 NESTROY-Spezialpreis (Austrian Theatre Award / Special Prize) / DIE WEBERISCHEN by Felix Mitterer / The Tiger Lillies
2001 Karl-Skraup-Preis für hervorragende Nachwuchsleistung / ANGRIFFE AUF ANNE (ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE) by Martin Crimp
2000 Förderungspreis zur Josef-Kainz-Medaille der Stadt Wien / MESSER IN HENNEN (KNIVES IN HENS) by David Harrower
Work includes:
2025 DER BOSS VOM GANZEN (THE BOSS OF IT ALL) by Lars von Trier (Austrian premiere), Landestheater Linz
2024 BIEDERMANN UND DIE BRANDSTIFTER by Max Frisch, Theater in der Josefstadt, Wien
KÖNIG OTTOKARS GLÜCK UND ENDE by Franz Grillparzer, Landestheater Linz
ES MUSS GESCHIEDEN SEIN by Peter Turrini // revised version for Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
2023 DER HIMBEERPFLÜCKER by Fritz Hochwälder, revival at Kammerspiele der Josefstadt, Vienna
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, adapted by Stephanie Mohr, Coronet Theatre, London
ES MUSS GESCHIEDEN SEIN by Peter Turrini (world premiere), Raimundspiele Gutenstein
PROFESSOR BERNHARDI by Arthur Schnitzler, revival at Landestheater Linz
2022 DIE KINDER (THE CHILDREN) by Lucy Kirkwood, Theater Regensburg am Haidplatz
EIN KIND UNSERER ZEIT (A CHILD OF OUR TIME) by Ödön von Horváth, adapted by Stephanie Mohr, Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
GESCHICHTEN AUS DEM WIENER WALD (TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS) by Ödön von Horváth, Revival at Landestheater Linz
2021 DIE STADT DER BLINDEN (BLINDNESS) by Thomas Jonigk after José Saramago (world premiere), Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
2020 DER SOHN (THE SON) by Florian Zeller, Kammerspiele der Josefstadt, Vienna
2019 IMMER NOCH STURM (STORM STILL) by Peter Handke, Landestheater Linz
YOUTH WITHOUT GOD by Christopher Hampton after Ödön von Horváth, The Coronet Theatre, London
GLAUBE UND HEIMAT (FAITH AND HOMELAND) by Karl Schönherr, revival at Theater in der Josefstadt
2018 KING LEAR by William Shakespeare, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
IN DER LÖWENGRUBE by Felix Mitterer, revival at Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
ANDORRA by Max Frisch, revival at Landestheater Linz
2017 GALÁPAGOS (world premiere) by Felix Mitterer, Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
SIEBEN SEKUNDEN EWIGKEIT (world premiere) by Peter Turrini, Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
2016 MARIA STUART by Friedrich Schiller, revival at Stadttheater Klagenfurt
TOTES GEBIRGE (world premiere) by Thomas Arzt, Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
2015 DIE GESCHICHTE VOM FRANZ BIBERKOPF with THE TIGER LILLIES by Alfred Döblin (world premiere), Schauspiel Frankfurt
DER BOXER (world premiere) by Felix Mitterer, Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
2014 DIE DREIGROSCHENOPER (THE THREEPENNY OPERA) by Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill, Salzburger Landestheater
THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO by W.A. Mozart, Gärtnerplatztheater, Munich
2013 DIE UNSCHULD VOM LANDE (Operetta Collage by Ruth Brauer-Kvam), Kammerspiele der Josefstadt, Vienna
JÄGERSTÄTTER (world premiere) by Felix Mitterer, Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
GOOD CANARY (Austrian premiere) by Zach Helm, Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
2012 DER RIESE VOM STEINFELD by Peter Turrini, Volkstheater, Vienna
WER HAT ANGST VOR VIRGINIA WOOLF? (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?) by Edward Albee, Theater Luzern
2011 WOYZECK & THE TIGER LILLIES (world premiere) by Georg Büchner/The Tiger Lillies, VBW Museumquartier Halle E, Vienna
33 VARIATIONEN (33 VARIATIONS, Austrian premiere) by Moisés Kaufmann, Volkstheater Vienna
2010 FRÜHLINGS ERWACHEN (SPRING AWAKENING) by Frank Wedekind, Kammerspiele, Vienna
DIE RÄUBER (THE ROBBERS) by Friedrich Schiller, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
2009 BUDDY - DIE BUDDY HOLLY STORY by Alan Janes and Rob Bettinson], Colosseum Theater Essen
DER ZERBROCHNE KRUG (THE BROKEN JUG) by Heinrich von Kleist, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
2008 BESUCH BEI DEM VATER (Austrian premiere) by Roland Schimmelpfennig Theater in der Josefstadt
2007 COURASCHE ODER GOTT LASS NACH (world premiere) by Wilhelm Genazino, Ruhr Triennale
REIGEN (LA RONDE) by Arthur Schnitzler, Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna
2006 DIE WEBERISCHEN (world premiere) by Felix Mitterer and The Tiger Lillies, VBW / wienmozart2006
2005 MALINA by Ingeborg Bachmann Stadttheater Klagenfurt / Schauspielhaus Bochum
2004 DARK EARTH (German premiere) by David Harrower, Nationaltheater Mannheim
TOP DOGS by Urs Widmer, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
2001 DAS KÄTHCHEN VON HEILBRONN by Heinrich von Kleist, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
ANGRIFFE AUF ANNE (ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE, Austrian premiere) by Martin Crimp, Volkstheater
2000 FAMILIENGESCHICHTEN. BELGRAD (Austrian premiere) by Biljana Srbljanovic, Volkstheater, Vienna
TÄTOWIERUNG by Dea Loher, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Studio
1999 DER THEATERMACHER (HISTRIONICS) by Thomas Bernhard, Theater St. Pölten
MESSER IN HENNEN (KNIVES IN HENS) by David Harrower, Volkstheater am Plafond, Vienna
1998 ALICE IM WUNDERLAND (ALICE IN WONDERLAND) by Lewis Carroll, Stadttheater Klagenfurt
1996 KATZELMACHER by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Vestibül im Burgtheater, Vienna
