Katharina Greuel

Katharina Greuel studied theater studies and cultural anthropology in Mainz and Lisbon. In addition to working as an assistant director in Germany and Switzerland, she organized local festivals and major events during her studies, including the youth political Open Ohr Festival Mainz.

At the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, she was involved in various capacities in all editions of the theater biennial NEUE STÜCKE AUS EUROPA (New Plays from Europe), most recently in 2014 as artistic director of the final festival edition. In the same position, Katharina Greuel organized and directed the International Büchner Festival in Giessen in 2013. At the Institut français Mainz, she took over the management of the cultural department together with the directorate in 2015, where she was responsible for the artistic program as well as production management and public relations.

In 2021, she moved to the Staatstheater Mainz for the TANZKONGRESS 2022 – SHARING POTENTIALS, where she was responsible for international artistic production as part of the management team.

Since the 2022/23 season, she has been co-directing the Mainz Residenz at the Staatstheater Mainz with Jörg Vorhaben and curating and managing the PLUG&PLAY Theaterfestival für junge Regie (PLUG&PLAY Theater Festival for Young Directors), which she co-founded.