Joanna Lewicka: New acting director in Schwerin from 2026!

Joanna Lewicka: New acting director in Schwerin from 2026!

In the heart of Schwerin, a fresh wind is bought in the theater. From the season 2026/27, the German-Polish theater director Joanna Lewicka will lead the play division of the Mecklenburg State Theater. This announcement provides for upset and anticipation, such as stern.de reported.

Joanna Lewicka, born in Silesia in 1980 and grew up in Baden-Württemberg, brings an impressive career that led her to numerous countries. Her staging projects are not only to be admired in Germany, but also in countries such as Cambodia, Lithuania, Italy, Greece, Belarus and Ukraine. Of particular note is their staging of the "Midsummer Night's Dream" in Lublin, which was impressively implemented in 2012 with prison inmates and professional actors. This project was recognized as a cultural event of the year.

A look at the successes

Lewicka's work has not been unnoticed. In 2024 she received the renowned German Theater Prize of the Faust for her great staging of "Antigone" at the Plauen-Zwickau Theater. The Stanislaw Hebanowski Theater Prize, which it won in 2019, also testifies to her skills and vision for the theater. The German Theater Prize, which has been awarded in a total of 12 categories since 2022, aims to make outstanding artistic achievements in the German theater in honor and diversity, such as derfaust-heaterpreis.de

unforgettable remain their dance productions on T.S. Elliot are based and selected for the Polish dance platform 2022 and 2024. In addition, her theater work on Polish television and radio have been seen, which gave her a wider audience. As a scholarship holder of the Berlin Senate and the Polish Ministry of Culture, she has made a significant contribution to contemporary developments in the theater landscape.

takeover time and transition phase

From August 2026, Joanna Lewicka will enrich the management team of the Mecklenburg State Theater with her creative wealth of ideas. Until then, her predecessor, Nina Steinhilber, remains at the head of the drama division in Schwerin and will shape the transition period. General director Hans-Georg Wegner is confident about working with Lewicka and sees it an exceptionally exciting artist personality that will inspire the ensemble as well as the audience.

The theater landscape in Schwerin can look forward to the upcoming developments. Joanna Lewicka not only brings a wide range of experiences, but also a very own vision that the Mecklenburg State Theater could lead to new creative heights. The anticipation of your first season is already tangible.