Mathias Spaan

Mathias Spaan is a German theatre director, former actor, and game designer born in Oberhausen in 1989. After studying acting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Spaan performed with the ensembles of Staatstheater Mainz and Staatsschauspiel Hannover before pursuing directing at the Hamburg Theatre Academy from 2016 to 2020. In 2020, Spaan received the Nestroy Theatre Prize for Best Emerging Talent for Die Nibelungen. From 2021 to 2023, Spaan served as a resident director at Bühnen Bern, directing productions including Kaspar, Die Räuber, and Die Physiker. The production 8 ½ Millionen at Münchner Volkstheater was invited to the Radikal jung festival in 2024. Spaan's directing credits also include Trauer ist das Ding mit Federn and Der letzte Sommer at Schauspielhaus Bochum. Alongside theatre, Spaan develops board and card games, with eight published titles.