Steffen Jäger

Steffen Jäger graduated with distinction in directing for stage from the Max Reinhardt Seminar. This was followed by productions at venues including the Landestheater Niederösterreich, Landestheater Vorarlberg, Theater in der Josefstadt, TAG, Schlosstheater Schönbrunn, Vienna Konzerthaus, Theater am Werk, Theater Phönix Linz, as well as playwright projects in the independent scene.

Alongside his theatre work, S. Jäger is involved as a workshop leader and panellist in the fields of equality, intersectionality and anti-racist practice in acting. Among other things, he organises anti-racism workshops for city, regional and state theatres, as well as empowerment meetings for BIPoC acting and directing students. In the art history journal critical reviews his contribution appeared in 2023 Diversity as a necessity.

In 2018 he obtained the diploma in theatre and music management from LMU Munich. In 2023 he was part of the organisational team for the expert conference ZUKUNFT THEATER – Networking for Change. In 2024, he is a member of the expert jury for the Hans Gratzer Scholarship at the Schauspielhaus Wien.

Following teaching assignments at ABPU Linz, Theatre Academy Hamburg, ADK Baden-Württemberg and MUK Vienna, Steffen Jäger returned to the Max Reinhardt Seminar in 2023 as Professor of Ensemble Work and Role Interpretation.

„As an artist my job is as an observer and a thief. And what we do as artists is to create human beings – so people can feel less alone.“ Viola Davis