Lena Riemer

Lena Riemer (born 2002) studied German Language and Literature and Sociology in Dusseldorf, as well as Creative Writing at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig. Since 2026, she has been studying dramaturgy at the Ernst Busch University of Theatre Arts Berlin. In April 2025, her debut play aufstiegskörper. ein fühlversuch premiered at the Theater am Werk in Vienna (directed by Christine Eder). aufstiegskörper was awarded the Nestroy Theatre Prize in the ‘Best Newcomer’ category in 2025. Her second play, unreif, was nominated for the 2025 Retzhofer Drama Prize and will have its world premiere in 2026 at the Theater Konstanz (directed by Hannah Frauenrath).