BACKSTORY
Born and raised New York City
Moved to Copenhagen Denmark 1981
Artistic Director TEATER TANGO, 1982-1998
Writer and Director for Danish Television 1997-2001
Chairwoman for The Danish Committee for the Performing Arts 2003-07
Member of The State Theater Council 2003-07
Artist in Residence Shanghai Theater Academy 2007
Artistic Director DRAMAFRONTEN, 2009-16
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, dance and choreography, Boston Conservatory Of Music, Boston USA
MASTER OF FINE ARTS writing for stage and screen, Lesley University, Boston USA
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
The Danish Stage and Screen writers Guild, Herta og Svend Rindoms Honorary Award (2024)
Axel and Magda Fuhrs Fond Legat (Arendt – Dramafronten 2023)
Copenhagen Culture, Arendt, to see in darkness (best play 2023)
Reumert nominated for Playwright of the Year (Live the Life 2019)
Awarded Lauritzen’s Funds Vision Prize (Artistic Director Dramafronten 2018)
Awarded The Danish Screenwriter’s and Playwright’s Union Allen Prize for “Excellent Dramatic Writing” (2014)
Awarded The Danish Arts Council Performing Arts Committee Prize for directing, the play The Story Behind the Wall (2014)
Reumert nomination for Playwright of the Year (Gorilla 2013)
Artistic Director and Founder of Dramafronten www.dramafronten.dk 2009-2023
2023
ARENDT – to see in darkness,
Odense Theater
2022
LØNSTRUP LADIES,
Vendsyssel Theater
SNOW,
BornholmsTheater
2017
VIGGO MORTENSEN DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
Team Teatret, Herning, Denmark
Written by Rhea Leman, directed by Sargun Oswan
2016
ROSENBERGS
Den Nye Opera, Esbjerg, March 2015
THE RESERVATION
The Mask Theater, Falster, Denmark
Co-written and directed by Rhea Leman
Facilitator MIDSUMMER STORIES
Bornholm, Denmark
2015
BERLUSCONI, the musical
Rialto Scene, Copenhagen, Denmark
Written and directed by Rhea Leman
The Rosenbergs
Produced by The New Opera, Esbjerg and Denmark Tour
Written and directed by Rhea Leman
Gorilla
Produced by Svalegangen Teater, Aarhus and Denmark Tour
Written by Rhea Leman, directed by Anna Zacho Søgaard
2014
The Story behind the Wall
Produced by Teater Glad, Copenhagen, Denmark
Written by Tomas Lagermand Lundme, directed by Rhea Leman
The Hand
Produced by Theater Burning Love, Copenhagen, Denmark
Written by Jens Kloft, directed by Rhea Leman
HoHo drama 2
Produced by DramaFronten site-specific, Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark
Co-produced by Rhea Leman
2013
The Wise One
Produced by Dramafronten, Paludan, Copenhagen
Written by Rhea Leman, directed by Christofer Berdal
The Boots of Stalin
Produced by Borscht and performed Teater Grob, Copenhagen, Denmark
Written and directed by Rhea Leman
Gorilla
Produced by Scandinavia Teater Company, performed by Lions Teater New York City, USA
Written by Rhea Leman directed by Ari Edelsen
Summer
Produced by Dramafronten, site-specific, Copenhagen, Denmark
Written by Rhea Leman, directed by Anna Sacho Søgaard
Goebbels’ Lesson
Produced by Borscht, Teater Grob, and The Danish Theater Denmark Tour
Written and directed by Rhea Leman
Hitler On The Roof
Produced by The Danish Theater, Denmark Tour
Written and directed by Rhea Leman
2012
Gorilla,
Produced by Team Teater, Herning, Denmark
Written by Rhea Leman, directed by Anna Zacho Søgaard
Hitler On The Roof
Produced by Borscht Performed at Copenhagen’s Music Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark
Written and directed by Rhea Leman