Wilma Schapp works in theatre through a pedagogical, interdisciplinary and fundamentally nerdy approach. Their work is particularly driven by questions surrounding the political potential of building heterogeneous communities.
Schapp’s first experiences of theatre and dance came through Kulturregen e.V. in Wormlage (southern Brandenburg). In 2017/18, they were part of the artistic team at Theater Tempus fugit in Lörrach, before moving to Berlin to study Theatre Education (Lehramt Theater) at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). During their studies, Schapp served on the jury of the Bundestreffen Jugendclubs an Theatern, a nationwide gathering of youth theatre groups.
An exchange semester at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) marked the beginning of their professional network in Zurich. Among other projects, Schapp worked as an assistant at Schauspielhaus Zürich on the productions jetzt, jetzt, jetzt (2023) and Unboxing (2025). They gained their first dramaturgical experience through various projects at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre (HfMT). The collectively developed performance LOST (2025), for which Schapp also created live music for the first time, was presented as part of the tanzstark! festival at Staatstheater Braunschweig.
Since March 2026, Schapp has been working as a theatre education practitioner at Junges Theater Casino Zug. In the 2026/27 season, they will take on the co-leadership of the Bewegungstheaterbande at Schauspielhaus Zürich.