Four directors present the texts of the four finalists in one evening: "IRIDIUM on earth", "Spiel mit dem Feuer", "Emina" and "Die Erstbesteigung des Olympus Mons" use very different dramatic approaches to deal with pressing contemporary issues. The jury, including Wiebke Puls, and the audience will then each award a prize.
The winners of the International Edith and Werner Rieder Prize for New Drama include Liat Fassberg, Raphaela Bardutzky and Matthias van den Höfel.