Philipp Löhle

Philipp Löhle was born in 1978 at Ravensburg. He studied history, drama, media studies and German literature in Erlangen and Rome. His first plays were written while he was still a student. “BUY-LAND” was premiered in 2005 by the Theater Erlangen. In addition to this, he has worked as a journalist and filmmaker (short films, documentaries, placements). At the moment, Philipp Löhle is author in residence at the Theater Aalen, where he is working on the development of a new play.

• 2007: Drama workshop at the Berlin Theatertreffen, winner of the Stückemarkt Commission (sponsored by the Federal Agency for Civic Education)
• 2007: Invitation to the Werkstatttage at the Vienna Burgtheater
• 2007: Young Dramatists’ Prize of the Federation of German Industries for “Alias Gospodin”
• 2008: Invitation to the Mülheim Theatertage with “Alias Gospodin”
• 2008: Jury Award at the Heidelberg Stückemarkt for “Lilly Link or Hard Times for the Rev…”
• 2008: Invitation to the Hamburg Autorentheatertage with “Lilly Link”
• 2008: Baden-Württemberg Youth Theatre Prize project scholarship to develop a play at the Theater Aalen