BACKSTORY
Born and raised in New York City
1981
Moved to Copenhagen, Denmark
1982-1998
Artistic Director TEATER TANGO
1997-2001
Writer and Director for Danish Television
2003-2007
Chairwoman for The Danish Committee for the Performing Arts
2003-2007
Member of The State Arts Council
2007
Artist in Residence, Shanghai Theater Academy
2009-2023
Artistic Director DRAMAFRONTEN
Bachelor in Fine Arts, major in dance Boston Conservatory of Music, USA
Master in Fine Arts, writing for stage and screen, Lesley University, Cambridge, USA
Professor in Creative Writing – Danish Institute study Scandinavia, Copenhagen, Denmark 2018-
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
2025
Mantzius Award! The Society for Danish Theater History
2024
The Danish Stage and Screen Writers Guild, Herta and Svend Rindom’s Honorary Award
2023
Axel and Magda Fuhrs Fond Legat
Copenhagen Culture, Best Play 2023, Arendt, to see in darkness
2019
Reumert nominated for Playwright of the Year, 2019, LIVE THE LIFE
2018
Awarded Lauritzen’s Funds Vision Prize, Artistic Director Dramafronten
2014
The Danish Screenwriters’ and Playwrights’ Union Allen Prize
The Danish Arts Council Performing Arts Committee Prize for Direction, 2014
2013
Reumert nomination for Playwright of the Year, 2013,
GORILLA 2026
SELECTED PLAYS
2026
ARENDT, to see in DARKNESS
Freies Schauspiel Ensemble, Frankfurt Germany
2025
ARENDT – to see in darkness
Thalia Theater, Hamburg Germany
2024
AMERIDANSK 2
Dramafronten, Aveny T, Copenhagen
Re-premiere
ARENDT, to see in darkness
Off-Off productions, Odense Theater
2023
ARENDT – to see in darkness
Off-Off productions, Odense Theater
2022
SNOW
BornholmsTheater
LØNSTRUP LADIES,
Vendsyssel Theater
2020
DRAMA QUEENS
Dramafronten, Copenhagen
2019
AMERIDANSK 1
Dramafronten, Copenhagen
WINTER TALES
Dramafronten, Copenhagen
2018
LIVE THE LIFE
Bornholms Teater, Bornholm
HITLER ON THE ROOF
Aquavit Theater, Chicago USA
THE ROSENBERGS
Boston Playwrights Theater, USA
2017
VIGGO MORTENSEN DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
Team Teatret, Herning, Denmark
2016
THE RESERVATION
The Mask Theater, Falster, Denmark
MIDSUMMER STORIES
Dramafronten, Facilitator, Bornholm, Denmark
2015
THE ROSENBERGS
Den Nye Opera, Esbjerg
2014
BERLUSCONI, THE MUSICAL
Nørrebro Teater
GORILLA
Produced by Svalegangen Teater, Aarhus Denmark Tour
2013
GORILLA
Produced by Scandinavia Teater Company, performed by Lions Teater New York City, USA
SUMMER
Produced by Dramafronten, site-specific, Copenhagen, Denmark
GOEBBELS’ LESSON
Produced by Borscht, Teater Grob, and The Danish Theater Denmark Tour
2012
GORILLA
Produced by Herning Teater, Denmark
2011
HITLER ON THE ROOF
Produced by Borscht Performed at Copenhagen’s Music Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark