Sophie Schulze

Storyteller working across film, theatre, and music-driven projects

INTRO

I focus on untold stories at the intersection of film, theatre, and music. My work focusses mainly on historical, socio-political, female-driven, and intercultural narratives, translating complex ideas into clear, cohesive, and emotionally resonant formats for contemporary audiences.

WHAT I DO:

Dramaturgical and conceptual development (theatre & film)
Creative production and project assistance (theatre & film)
Research and development (stage & screen)
Journalism and audio work (interviews, radio pieces)
Acting (stage & screen)
Workshops (’presence and presentation’)

WHO I WORK WITH:

Film directors and producers (mainly documentaries)
Theatremakers and performance collectives (English Theatre Leipzig, Skald Theatre Group)
Festivals and cultural institutions (Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik, Händelfestspiele Halle)
Public broadcasters (MDR, SWR)

Sophie Schulze is a creative producer and dramaturg working across film and theatre. She trained in theatre and filmmaking in the UK and currently lives and works in Germany. Her work focuses on historical and female-driven narratives, socio-political storytelling, and interdisciplinary formats for contemporary audiences. She has a strong background in music, having received specialist musical education, which continues to inform her approach to rhythm, structure, and collaboration across disciplines.

BIO

THEATRE

Producer & Dramaturg • English Theatre Leipzig
December 2025–present

Founding Member/Theatre and Film Practitioner • Skald Theatre Group
March 2022–present

Time Will Tell • Producer & Writer (Skald Theatre Group)
Commissioned work for Escola Oficial d'Idiomes Andreu Crespí Plaza, Mallorca
November 2025–March 2026

Fairytales from Home • Producer/Stage Manager/Marketing
English Theatre Leipzig
October–December 2025

Love Letters • Stage Manager
English Theatre Leipzig
September 2025

It’s Christmas After All & Christmas Spirit • Writer
Two Christmas Plays for Skald Theatre Group
December 2022

Emma • Adaptation/Director/Dramaturg
Gilbert and Sullivan Society York
June 2022

Much Ado About Nothing • Videography & Outreach/'Chorus'
Shakespeare Society York
June 2022

Patience • ‘Lady Angela’
Gilbert and Sullivan Society York
February 2022

48-hour Show: Ruddigore • Musical Director
Gilbert and Sullivan Society York
November 2021

The Odyssey Part 1: Legacy • AD/Dramaturg/Video Director
BA(Hons) at the University of York
June 2021

Ross and Rachel • Designer
BA(Hons) at the University of York
Online Performance for ‘Emergence Festival’
February 2021

Political Theatre Project • Performer
BA(Hons) at the University of York
Monologues for Online Theatre
May 2020

Collateral Soul • AD/Producer
Drama Society York
November 2019

Rosaline & Juliet • Stage Manager/‘Tybalt’
Shakespeare Society York
June 2019

Various School Productions
Krabat, Die Troerinnen, etc.

FILM

Assistant Director
schmidtFilm
June 2025 - present

Junior Producer
C Major Entertainment GmbH

December 2024 - June 2025

Die Macht der Musik - Beethovens Neunte • Assistant Director
AccentusMusic, ARTE und WDR
October 2023 - February 2024

Bach300 • Author
Armida Film, ARTE Concert
June 2023

A Slimming World • Writer/Director/Producer
MA by Research in Filmmaking
2022

Ready to Start? • ‘Juliet’
A University of York Student Film
February/March 2022

Brothers • Assistant Director
A University of York Student Film

March 2020

Intern/Production Manager
Unitel GmbH
April–August 2017

Intern
Unitel GmbH & Beta Film GmbH
July–August 2014

JOURNALISM

SWR Kultur Radio Station • Freelancer
2024–present

MDR Kultur Radio Station • Freelancer
July 2017–present

University Radio York • Presenter and Society Secretary
2019-2020

MDR Figaro • Youth Reporter
2012

Interview Examples:
Cate Blanchett, Jeff Nichols, Hiłdur Guðnadóttir, Alan Gilbert, Leif Ove Andsnes, Robert Treviño, Paul Maar, etc.

Reports Examples:
Preview of the Film ‘TÁR’, Preview of ‘Eugen Onegin’ at the Theater Magdeburg, Review of the Film ‘Rock Chicks’, Portrait of Violinist Maria Dueñas, etc.