Simon Meienreis, born in Bochum in 1986, studied economics, philosophy and sociology. Previous work as a dramaturg at the Theaterhaus Jena, HLT Marburg, Schauspielhaus Bochum and Schauspiel Essen. He also works as an author and curator and served in these positions in his collaboration with Ayşe Güleç and Tunçay Kulaoğlu on »Kein Schlussstrich – Bundesweites Theaterprojekt zum NSU-Komplex«, a nationwide theatre project on the NSU complex, in autumn 2021. In March 2022 he began working as a dramaturg at the Maxim Gorki Theatre.