Theater o.N.
Theatre o.N. is an independent theatre in Berlin that produces productions for children (0-10 years) and adults. Over the last ten years, the theatre has developed into a major figure in theatre for the very young in Berlin and throughout Germany. It is involved in this field as a producer, organiser of festivals and in research.
The theatre can look back on a long history. Founded in 1979/80 as Theater Zinnober, it was the first and for a long time the only independent theatre in the GDR. Working collectively, artists developed groundbreaking productions such as ‘traumhaft’ (1985) and ‘Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten’ (1986).
In 2010, a new collective of individuals from former East and West Germany and from different generations was brought together under the umbrella of Theater o.N.. The new team established two new concepts of artistic work: theatre for the youngest and ‘beyond the neighbourhood’ - participatory projects in less privileged districts of Berlin. In 2014, Theater o.N. was awarded the George Tabori Prize for the impetus it has given to regional and international theatre from the very beginning.
As a producer, Theater o.N. develops 1-2 new productions every year, many of them for the youngest audiences and others for audiences aged between 6 and 10, as well as ensemble pieces for adults. The theatre works with a permanent ensemble as its core and is always looking for inspiration from outside by inviting artists from different genres to join the team and entering into cooperations, such as with the Deutsche Oper Berlin for research into music theatre for the youngest audiences (2016-18) or now with the partners of the Offensive Tanz für junges Publikum for the development of contemporary dance for very young audiences (2019-21).
Since 2013, the o.N. has been organising the biennial FRATZ International, a festival of performing arts for the very young.
Team 2024
Artistic Direction: Dagmar Domrös, Vera Strobel, Doreen Markert
Production Management: Lena Scheitz, Julie Peters
Technical Direction: Wibke Tiarks
Technical team: Cathy Walsh, Tom O’Doherty, Jerry Geiger (GRIPS), Martin Pilz, Marek Lamprecht (Tanzstudio), Ivan Bartsch, Torsten Litschko (English Theatre), Heiko Schramm (Tanzhalle Wiesenburg), Stefan Neumann (FELD), Daniel Paiva de Miranda, Thiago Rosa (Dock11)
FRATZ Encounters, Theatre pedagogy: Kathleen Rappolt, Julia Gotzmann, Cindy Ehrlichmann
FRATZ Jury: Tessa Hart, Susanne Tod, Nishna Mehta, Maria Yan, Dagmar Domrös, Vera Strobel, Doreen Markert
Sustainability consulting Markus Roche
Accessibility consulting: Constanze Klunker, Susanne Tod, Katrin Sold
Carers for guest performance groups and artists: Coila Leah-Enderstein, Gosia Gajdemska, Camila Hein, Neo Hülcker, Claire F. Crescini
Ticketing & contact for professional visitors: Kata Kovács
Administration/Revenue: Susan Schiek
Marketing & contact for daycare groups: Silke Saalfrank
Box office and entrance services: Kata Kovács, Julie Peters, Susan Schiek, Silke Saalfrank, Kathleen Rappolt, Hannes Raphael, Maha Farid Majid
Public relations: Vera Strobel, Nele Riepl, Sophie Braun, Silke Saalfrank, Maha Farid Majid
Press: Nora Gores
Photography: David Beecroft
Translations into English: Qwigo Lydia Baldwin
Translations into German: Mira Lina Simon
Translations in easy language: Schriftgut Text & Konzeption Marlene Seifert
Layout: Sabine Klopfleisch
Venue decoration: Kathleen Rappolt, Michaela Millar
FRATZ Angels: Maha Farid Majid, Sarah Nitzsche