Werner, Emmy#

b. Vienna, Sept. 13, 1938, actress, director, theatre manager. Debut in S. Kadmon's "Theater der Courage" in 1963, where she was literary adviser, repertoire adviser and producer from 1973. Her commitment to women's theatre led to the foundation of the women's cultural centre "Theater in der Drachengasse" in 1981, which she ran until 1987. This centre has had its own stage, Theater der Courage, since 1984. Has been manager of the Vienna Volkstheater since 1989, which she has changed into a repertory theatre. Performance of classical plays, experimental theatre.