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Birgit Schreyer Duarte, PhD

Birgit Schreyer Duarte, PhD

Freelance Translator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Stage Director, Dramaturg, Translator (German/English), Educator

  • Education

    • Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding, Munich

      1994 - 2000
      Diploma Dramaturgy

    • University of Toronto

      2002 - 2008
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Drama, Theatre and Performance Study

    • Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München

      1994 - 2000
      Master's degree Theatre Studies, English, Art history

  • Experience

    • Freelance

      Jan 2001 - now
      Freelance Translator

      I specialize in translating literature, drama and journalistic texts but take on translations of texts for all industries. I translate both from German to English and from English to German.Past Clients include the Goethe-Institut, Stratford Festival, Queen's University, Gmeiner Verlag, Seagull Books, etc. https://aqua-clementine-3w25.squarespace.com/translations

    • Studio Theatre University of Toronto

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2003
      Assistant Director

    • The Grand Theatre, London, ON

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2007
      Dramaturge

    • Shaw Festival Theatre

      Mar 2008 - Dec 2010
      Literary Associate

      Reader and Evaluator of unsolicited script submissions

    • Birgit Schreyer Duarte

      Jan 2009 - now
      Stage Director, Dramaturg, Translator

      Season Planning and Production Dramaturgy at Canadian Stage for 6 years Play Development with individual playwrights since 2002Director for Stratford Festival, Canadian Stage (Shakespeare in High Park), York University, Randolph College, SummerWorks FestivalSee full directing resume: https://aqua-clementine-3w25.squarespace.com/directing-projects

    • Seagull Books

      Jan 2009 - Dec 2010
      Translator (German-English)

      Book Translator

    • The Canadian Stage Company

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2011
      Assistant Director

    • The Canadian Stage Company

      Oct 2012 - May 2019
      Dramaturg & Artistic Associate

    • Stratford Festival

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
      Assistant Director; Michael Langham Directing Workshop participant

    • York University

      Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
      Director / Instructor

      Director of METAMORPHOSES by Mary Zimmerman, working with 3rd year performance studentshttps://aqua-clementine-3w25.squarespace.com/metamorphoses-1

    • Stratford Festival

      Mar 2019 - Jun 2019
      Director

      Director of NATHAN THE WISE by G.E. Lessing, at the Studio Theatrehttps://aqua-clementine-3w25.squarespace.com/nathan-the-wise

    • Vorarlberger Landestheater

      Oct 2019 - Jan 2020
      Opera Dramaturg

      CLEMENZA DI TITO by W.A. Mozart, directed by Henry Arnoldhttps://aqua-clementine-3w25.squarespace.com/dramaturgy-2

    • Randolph College for the Performing Arts (formerly Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts)

      Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
      Director / Instructor

      Director of LIFE OF GALILEO by B. Brecht, working with 2nd year performance students

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Birgit Schreyer Duarte, PhD
      Austria's STELLA*22 Award for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences (Director of ELSE (OHNE FRÄULEIN)) ASSITEJ Okt 2022
    • Awarded to Birgit Schreyer Duarte, PhD
      SummerWorks Prize for Outstanding Production 2011 SummerWorks Theatre Festival, Toronto Agu 2011 KASPAR & THE SEA OF HOUSES by Felicia Zeller, translated by Birgit Schreyer DuarteEnglish-language premiere co-directed by Birgit Schreyer and David Jansen
    • Awarded to Birgit Schreyer Duarte, PhD
      Nominated for 2011 Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize Goethe Institut Chicago Mei 2011 Translation of Max Frisch's Biography: A Game, and Zurich Transit