Felicitas Zürcher

Felicitas Zürcher (born 1973) is a Swiss playwright. She is head dramaturge at the Bern Theatre, and has worked at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin, the Deutsches Theater Berlin and the Staatsschauspiel Dresden previously. She has taught at the Folkwang University of the Arts and was head of the Dresden Acting Studio at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.

Life Zürcher was born in 1973 in Olten, Switzerland. She studied German, philosophy and social and economic history at the University of Zurich and the Humboldt University Berlin.

For the 2016/17 season, Zürcher moved to the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus as head dramaturg. Since the 2021/2022 season, Zürcher is head dramaturge at the Bern Theatre. Zücher has initiated a variety of activities including a conference, panel discussions and a “Monday Café” for refugees.