Robert Gerloff, born in Duisburg in 1982, first studied a few semesters of political science in Bonn and theatre studies in Bochum. He worked as an assistant director at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus, the Neumarkt Theatre in Zurich and the Residenztheater in Munich. Here he worked with directors including Sebastian Baumgarten, Bruce LaBruce, Jürgen Gosch, Martin Kušej, Stefan Pucher, Stefan Bachmann, Oliver Reese, Amélie Niermeyer and Rafael Sanchez. Gerloff has now been working as a freelance director for several years and most recently worked regularly at the Residenztheater in Munich. He has also produced productions for the Neumarkt Theatre in Zurich, Schauspiel Essen, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Staatstheater Oldenburg, Theater Basel and Volkstheater Wien.

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