Frank Oberhäußer, born in 1977 in Selb, Bavaria, is a director, performer and co-founder of the theatre and performance collective Turbo Pascal. He studied Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Practice at the University of Hildesheim. Since 2008, he has worked continuously with Turbo Pascal, developing interactive and participatory theatre formats as a director and performer. His work has been presented at venues including Sophiensæle, HAU – Hebbel am Ufer, Deutsches Theater Berlin, Theater an der Parkaue, Staatsschauspiel Dresden and Theater Freiburg.
From 2016 to 2020, Oberhäußer worked at the Institute for Performative Arts and Education at the Braunschweig University of Art. Since 2025, he has been a visiting professor of Theatre Education and Theatre Teaching at Berlin University of the Arts and is pursuing a doctorate at the University of Hildesheim on digital rehearsal and performance formats in theatre education. With Turbo Pascal, he was invited to the Stückemarkt of the Berliner Theatertreffen in 2018 with Böse Häuser and received the Tabori Prize. Unterscheidet euch! at Theater an der Parkaue received the Ikarus Prize in 2019.
Current roles:
- Director , With in Lügenparty