Peter Stein (born October 1, 1937) is a critically acclaimed German theatre and opera director who established himself at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, a company that he brought to the forefront of German theatre.[1]

Born in Berlin, Stein grew up in an era defined by the Nazis.  His father Herbert Stein was factory director of Alfred Teves, a  motorcycle manufacturing firm that the Nazi regime employed to make  automotive parts. Herbert was in charge of 250,000 forced laborers. He  was also involved in the Confessing Church, a resistance group.