Gratzer, Hans#

Gratzer, Hans, b. Wiener Neustadt (Lower Austria), Oct. 16, 1941, actor, film director, theatre director; founded the Kammertheater in der Piaristengasse in 1963; acting engagements abroad and in Vienna (esp. in the Volkstheater, Burgtheater) and at the Salzburg Festival; founded the group "Werkstatt" at the Theater am Kaerntnertor in Vienna in 1973; opened the Schauspielhaus, Das in Vienna in 1978, director until 1987 and again 1991-2001. Special focus on classic plays by Modernist and contemporary playwrights. 1974 Kainz Medal.