German theatre has a fascination with youth right now. Young German playwrights have more commissions than they can deal with. “Only five years ago, new playwrights were relegated to weeklong runs in basements and small black-box auditoriums. Today, German theater companies feel pressure to include at least one new play in every main-stage season. Indeed, one director grumbled that theaters are ‘just desperate for pretty young flowers to put in their hats.’ ” – New York Times