Schuh, Oscar Fritz#
b. Munich (Germany), Jan. 15, 1904, d. Grossgmain (Salzburg), Oct. 22, 1984. (Theatre) director. Worked mainly in Germany, from 1968 guest director at the Salzburg Festival; with C. Neher, J. Krips and Karl Boehm he founded the legendary "Mozart style" (concentration on the stage characters, sparse use of props); developed a special "Salzburg dramaturgy" for the Salzburg Festival, directed his "Salzburger Strassentheater" and the annual "Fest in Hellbrunn" (Celebration at Hellbrunn Palace). Mozart Medal in 1964.
Works#
Salzburger Dramaturgie, 1951; So war es - war es so? Notizen und Erinnerungen eines Theatermannes, 1980.Literature#
O. F. S., in: H. Schwarz, Regie. Idee und Praxis moderner Theaterarbeit, 1965.