Thomas Witte
Born in Peine in 1968. Studied at the State University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart with Pierre Favre. Engagements as theatre musician at Deutsches Theater Berlin, Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Schaubühne Berlin, Burgtheater Wien, Schauspielhaus Zürich and with the company DorkyPark. Collaboration with Thomas Ostermeier in »Disco Pigs« (Schauspielhaus Hamburg, 1998), »Der blaue Vogel« (Deutsches Theater Berlin, 1999) and currently in »Vernon Subutex 1« at the Schaubühne Berlin. 2013 stage music for Marius von Mayenburg's production of »Much Ado About Nothing« at the Schaubühne. Tours and studio work with Patrick Bebelaar, Shannon Callahan, Ben Hamilton, Diane Weigmann, Gayle Tufts, Aziza A., Die Grundguten, Diamond, Jessica Gall, Josefine und das Meer, Oren Lavie, Poems for Laila and others. Tours throughout Europe, USA, Russia and Asia.
All productions
Viel Lärm um Nichts by William Shakespeare, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (2013)
WE ARE GOLDEN – Thirteen notes about yearning,an evening of songs by and with Eva Meckbach, Claus Erbskorn and Thomas Witte (2014)
Richard III. by William Shakespeare, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2015)
Im Herzen der Gewalt by Édouard Louis, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2018)
Italienische Nacht by Ödön von Horváth, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2018)
Vernon Subutex 1 by Verginie Despentes, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2021)
Harry Hases Late Night by Holger Bülow, Jenny König und David Ruland
Genesis by Bastian Reiber and Team, Director and concept: Bastian Reiber (Uraufführung, 2023)