Wolf

“The wolf growls and turns its head in my direction, and there are those yellow eyes, and there is the fear—mine and his as well.”

A week at summer camp in the woods—mosquitoes, ticks, stinging nettles. Almost the entire class is gathered there, and right in the middle of it all: Kemi, who actually prefers reading about adventures to experiencing them himself and really only appreciates trees as places to hide. Against his will, he finds himself in a log cabin with Jörg. Jörg loves the woods as much as he loves hiking and knows more plants than Counselor Pietritsch’s app. Both of them could somehow come to terms with the situation, if it weren’t for Marko and the Dreschke twins, who never miss an opportunity to make Jörg’s life a living hell. How long can Kemi look the other way and stay silent? And then one night, the menacing wolf stands in the forest—tall, slender, and gray.

The novel of the same name was awarded the German Youth Literature Prize in 2024.

Saša Stanišić was born in 1978 in Višegrad (Yugoslavia) and has lived in Germany since 1992. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have received numerous awards. Saša Stanišić lives in Hamburg. He coaches an E-youth soccer team.

Olivia Müller-Elmau (b. 1998) studied philosophy and political science at LMU Munich and subsequently studied directing at the Theater Academy of the Hfmt Hamburg and the ZHDK Zurich. A particular focus of her work is on contemporary drama. In the fall of 2025, she made her debut as a director at the Staatstheater Kassel with the world premiere of the play*Schamparadies*by Sina Ahlers.

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*Wolf*is offered to school groups in evening and matinee performances. To prepare for the performance, free interactive introductions can be booked, and materials for pre- and post-performance activities can be requested. Inquiries to sandra.vanwesten@staatstheater-kassel.de