Jakob Spiegler

Jakob Spiegler (he/him), who grew up in Brandenburg an der Havel, studied acting at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart (2018–2023) and was a permanent ensemble member at the Theater Altenburg Gera during the 2024–2025 season.

Since 2020, he has been a scholarship recipient of the German National Academic Foundation and has been pursuing a master’s degree in Applied Theater Studies at JLU Giessen since 2025. 

During the 2025/26 season, he served as assistant director for the production “Das Herz eines Boxers” (dir.: Jessica Weisskirchen) at the GRIPS Theater. 

Starting in October 2026, he will be a visiting student in the Playwriting program at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). 

He has his first world premiere lined up at the Theater Altenburg Gera for the 2027–2028 season. 

In Leipzig, he is developing independent theater with the collective “Sämtliche Gewerke.”