Team

Valerie Madeleine Martin

has been studying acting at the Mozarteum Salzburg (previously at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona, with guest engagements in Budapest and Stuttgart) and work as a freelance actor based in Vienna. (© Zebu Kluth) 

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Pam Eden

is an actor, sign language performer (including work with Coldplay), and interpreter-performer, living with her own hearing impairment.(© Katrin Neudolt) 

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Michèle Rohrbach

Born in Switzerland in 1983, they studied at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and now work as a freelance actor in Vienna and Zurich. She ist  a member of the artist collective makemake produktionen.(© Hilde Van Mas) 

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Mika Tacke

has been working on various productions in Vienna’s independent theatre scene since 2021. In 2024, she contributed to the blog of the Theatertreffen in Berlin. Since 2025, she has been part of the core team at makemake produktionen as a dramaturg. (© Apollonia Theresa Bitzan) 

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Mana Samadzadeh

is an Austrian-Iranian theatre practitioner. She has worked as an assistant director at Theater an der Wien, Kosmos Theater Vienna, Theater Nestroyhof/Hamakom, Schlosstheater Schönbrunn, and Wiener Kammeroper.

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Lila Ludwig

has been with the theater since 2021. Fresh from her second parental leave, she now continues her work in the office with the new TEATA team, taking care of, among other things, the receipt collections. (© Adrian Ludwig) 

Verena Sophia Geier

has been working as a freelance production assistant at various theatres in Austria and Germany since 2016. Her own work in costume and/or set design includes projects at Dschungel Wien, Landestheater Niederösterreich, and Tangente St. Pölten. (© FX Mayr) 

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Sara Ostertag

is a director, dramaturg and the artistic managing director of TEATA. In her work – situated between theatre, dance, and installation – she explores collective forms of storytelling and creates spaces where art and community can meet. Her works have been presented across Austria and throughout Europe. (© Apollonia Theresa Bitzan)

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Monobrother

describes himself as a “precise peeper through this country’s pickle jar” and makes rap that blends the classic Viennese lament with quirky everyday observations. (© Lisa Zalud) 

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Anna Weiss

has been responsible for production and office management as well as theatre education at TAG since 2015. At TEATA, the graduate in communication and theatre studies is currently on parental leave.

Carina Kilinc

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Paul Plut

is a self-taught musician, composer, and songwriter. He is a member of the bands “Viech” and “Marta” and also composes for film and theatre. (© Apollonia Theresa Bitzan) 

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B.Visible

also known as Peter Kalčič, he is a Vienna-based music producer deeply rooted in hip-hop culture. His debut album, Pleasant Clutter, boldly challenged the predictability of electronic music and made spontaneity its guiding principle. (© John Kcay) 

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Catharina Priemer-Humpel

is a drummer. Her achievements include an Amadeus Music Award with the band "She Says", a Stella Award for outstanding music (together with Clara Luzia), and a collaboration with internationally renowned jazz saxophonist Wolfgang Puschnig. (© Jules Stipsits) 

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Birgit Stöger

born in 1975, studied acting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. She has performed at Schauspielhaus Zürich and Düsseldorf and has been working freelance in Vienna since 2021. In 2017, she received the Nestroy Prize for "Der Menschenfeind" at Volkstheater Vienna. (© Ina Schöneburg) 

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Florentine Krafft

works as an actress, voice artist, lecturer, and director. Since the 2023/24 season, she is a member of the Schauspielhaus Wien ensemble. (© Felix Gruenschloss) 

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Pooneh Mojtaba

is an Austrian-Iranian artist and cultural manager. At TEATA, she combines artistic thinking with organizational precision and creates structures. Joining TEATA in 2026. (© Payam Boromand)

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Sebastian Klein

was a member of the ensembles at Schauspielhaus Graz and Volkstheater Vienna. Since 2020, he has worked as a freelance actor, with engagements at the Burgtheater, the Vienna Festival, Werk X, and Landestheater Bregenz. (© Dieter Steinbach) 

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Anita Buchart

is a dramaturge, theatre maker, and author. As part of makemake produktionen, she has been active in Vienna’s independent theatre scene since 2017. From the 2025/26 season, she will join TEATA. (© Apollonia Theresa Bitzan)

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Shabnam Chamani

studied acting at the Zurich University of the Arts and visual arts in Vienna. Her engagements have included Theater Neumarkt, Theater Winkelwiese, Volkstheater Vienna, Theater am Werk, and Kosmos Theater. (© Hanna Fasching) 

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Johnny Mhanna

Johnny is an actor, with credits at Theater am Werk, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Theater im Bahnhof Graz, and the Wiener Klassenzimmertheater. (© Volker Schmidt) 

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Vivienne Causemann

engages deeply with dance and music as an actress and works freelance in Vienna and Berlin. In addition to 30 productions at the Vorarlberg Landestheater, she also appeared in the feature film Licht by Barbara Albert. (© Hilde Van Mas) 

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Apollonia Theresa Bitzan

Photographs for the Volksbühne Berlin, organizes the Blumenmontag, is part of TEATA and a member of Zeche Hinterfotzing. Her archive contains all the relevant feminists (of Vienna). (© Apollonia T Bitzan) 

Jeanne Werner

is a Luxembourgish film and theatre actress as well as a screenwriter. She has previously collaborated with Sara Ostertag on "Das Große Heft" and "Der Zauberberg". (© Irina Gavrich) 

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Bérénice Hebenstreit

has directed productions including "Superheldinnen" by Barbi Marković at the Volkstheater. From the 2026/27 season, she will serve as deputy director of the Theater der Jugend Vienna. Her work shows a particular interest in Austrian literature, including the re-canonization of forgotten works.(© Christine Miess) 

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Mira König

studied stage design at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and has been working as a freelance set and costume designer since 2017 (including at Volkstheater Vienna, Theater Nestroyhof / Hamakom, Theater Drachengasse, Landestheater Linz, and Staatstheater Nürnberg). (© Christine Miess) 

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Julia Haas

has been production manager for makemake productions since 2011, as well as for Theaterkollektiv Hybrid, ZUSHG Kollektiv, theater.nuu, Kompanie Freispiel, Eva-Maria Schaller, Kathrin Herm, and others. Since 2023, she has been involved in the collective development of an administrative service for the independent theatre scene: www.takelage.at. (© Apollonia Theresa Bitzan) 

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Dirk Baumann

is a dramaturg, theatre maker, and cultural manager. He has worked at Schauspiel Dortmund, DNT Weimar, Burgtheater Vienna. 2021- 23 he was Managing Dramaturg at the Staatstheater Kassel, and since 2024 he has been Advisor for Drama and Literature at the Senate Department for Culture in Berlin. (© Stefan Aretz) 

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Katja Thürriegl

Since 2028, Katja has been responsible Lights. Covering design, programming, and technology.

Juliane Lehmeyer

is an author, PR consultant, and editor of KORALLE magazine. At TEATA, she is responsible for press and public relations. (© Rosa Knecht) 

Ruth Mensah

(they/them) has been working as a freelance director in the German-speaking region since 2022, with engagements at venues including Theater Bern and Theater Münster. (© Vanessa Fengler) 

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Ivana Nikolić

was born in Serbia in 1989 and grew up in Vienna. As an actress, she has performed at Landestheater Linz, Landestheater Innsbruck, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, and Theater der Jugend Vienna.(© Raphael Stompe) 

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Amalija Stojsavljević

is an art historian, curator, and cultural practitioner, currently based in Vienna. Her work explores the intersections of art, gender politics, and cultural identity, often from a post-Yugoslav perspective. (© Claudia Sandoval Romero) 

Maximilian Thienen

has been an ensemble member at Schauspielhaus Wien since the 2023/24 season. In 2024, he was nominated for the Nestroy Prize in the category "Best Actor."(© Tobias Pichler) 

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Claire Granier Blaschke

is the commercial managing director of TEATA. (© Apollonia Theresa Bitzan) 

Kaspar Locher

is an actor. He was a member of the ensembles at Schauspielhaus Graz, Volkstheater Wien, and Schauspiel Hannover. Since the 2023/24 season, he has been part of the Schauspielhaus Wien ensemble. (© Philine Hofmann) 

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Nanna Neudeck

is a set designer (Burgtheater Vienna, Landestheater Linz, Landestheater Niederösterreich, and Staatstheater Wiesbaden) and co-founder of the artist collective makemake produktionen. (© Apollonia Theresa Bitzan) 

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Aslı Kışlal

has been directing in the independent theatre scene for over 25 years, with productions at venues including Landestheater Linz, Landestheater Niederösterreich, Staatstheater Mainz, and Stadttheater Ingolstadt. From the 2026/27 season, she will serve as artistic director of the Theater der Jugend Vienna.(© diverCITYLAB) 

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Martina Rösler

is a choreographer, performer, and dance educator. She teaches at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MUK) and is a co-founder of the artist collective makemake produktionen. (© Apollonia Theresa Bitzan) 

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Romana Zöchling

is a designer and founder of the Vienna-based fashion label FERRARI ZÖCHLING. In addition to fashion design, she explores new intersections between clothing, the body, and narrative—also on stage.(© Lisa Edi) 

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Nora Jacobs

creates performances and visual art in the fight against patriarchy, societal norms, and binary thinking, envisioning a queer, glitch-inspired future. (© Apollonia Theresa Bitzan) 

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