Peter Stein
Date of Birth:
Oct 01, 1937
Place of Birth:
Berlin, Germany
Date of Birth:
Oct 01, 1937
Place of Birth:
Berlin, Germany
Biography:
Peter Stein (born October 1, 1937) is a critically acclaimed German theatre and opera director who established himself at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, a company that he brought to the forefront of German theatre.[1] Born in Berlin, Stein grew up in an era defined by the Nazis. His father Herbert Stein was factory director of Alfred Teves, a motorcycle manufacturing firm that the Nazi regime employed to make automotive parts. Herbert was in charge of 250,000 forced laborers. He was also involved in the Confessing Church, a resistance group.