Linde Dercon

Linde Dercon is a Dutch actress, playwright, and theatre maker born in Bilthoven in 1998. Dercon studied theatre at the Amsterdam University of the Arts and graduated in 2023 after joining the ensemble of Theaterhaus Jena during the final year of training. At Theaterhaus Jena, Dercon collaborated on Die Hundekot-Attacke, which was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen in 2024 and received the 3sat Prize for collective authorship. In the same year, Theater heute named Dercon Emerging Actress of the Year and recognized the production's writing collective among the Emerging Playwrights of the Year. Alongside acting, Dercon develops original theatrical work, including the solo performance Wie mein Freund im Fernseher verschwand, which premiered in 2024. Since the 2024/2025 season, Dercon has been a permanent ensemble member at Schauspielhaus Bochum, continuing to work across performance, writing, and collaborative theatre creation.