Natalie Driemeyer

Born in 1980, Natalie Driemeyer studied literature, theater studies, media, and sociology in Osnabrück, Berlin, and Paris. Her work focuses on the intersections between “city theater and independent theater,” “culture and science,” and “regional and international.” In addition to her ensemble work as a dramaturge, she develops projects in the city, in public spaces, and on site with local people, focusing on sustainability and climate protection, among other topics.

Stations include: Theater Bremen, Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Theater der Welt in Halle/Saale, Kampnagel Hamburg, Theater Bonn, Nationaltheater Weimar, Heidelberger Stückemarkt, napoli. teatro festival italia, Climate Art Festival (Indonesia), Les Kurbas Theater L'viv (Ukraine).

From 2015 to 2018, Natalie Driemeyer was acting dramaturge, festival director, and curator of the series “Klima-Sichten” (Climate Perspectives) and “Kaputtalismus” (Kaputtalism) at Theater Bremen. From 2010 to 2013, she directed the drama department at the Stadttheater Bremerhaven and the transdisciplinary festivals “Auswärtsspiel: Blumenthal” (Bremen) and “Odyssee: Heimat” and “Odyssee: Klima” (Bremerhaven), supported by the German Federal Cultural Foundation. From 2013 to 2018, she was a member of the Berlin Senate jury for the independent performing arts. In 2013 and 2018, she was a member of the jury for the Kleist Förderpreis, and from 2011 to 2017 she was on the board of the Dramaturgische Gesellschaft. In 2013/14, she undertook a global climate theater research trip, during which she researched how theater professionals around the world are addressing anthropogenic climate change in their productions in countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Colombia, and Argentina, and worked locally as a dramaturg in theater groups. From 2018 to 2024, Natalie Driemeyer was dramaturg at the Hans Otto Theater and head of the Climate Change and Theater working group.

Since the 2025/26 season, Natalie Driemeyer has been a member of the theater management team at GRIPS Theater.