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Vienna's English Theatre
Vienna's English Theatre ''(VET),'' located in Vienna, Austria, is the oldest and most established English-language theatre in continental Europe. History It was founded in 1963 by the Austrian director Franz Schafranek and his American wife, Ruth Brinkmann, an actress and graduate of the Yale University School of Drama. Originally intended as a summer theatre for English-speaking tourists, it won immediate acceptance by the Viennese public and extended its initial season to offer a year-round programme. After opening in a 99-seat playhouse in the Erzherzog Karl Palace in central Vienna, the theatre moved several times over the next ten years to accommodate its growing audience. During this time, most of the productions were directed by Franz Schafranek while Ruth Brinkmann demonstrated her acting talent and versatility in numerous roles. By 1974 the theatre had gained the support of the City of Vienna in finding its permanent home in the Josefsgasse. National and internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VET Portal
Vet, VET or the Vet may refer to: * Veterinary physician, a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals * Veterinary medicine, the branch of science that deals with animals * Veteran, a person with long experience in a particular area, most often in military service during wartime * Veterans Stadium, informally "The Vet", a former sports stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Veterans Stadium (New Britain, Connecticut) * Vet River, South Africa * Finnish Board of Film Classification (Finnish: ), an institution of the Finnish Ministry of Education * Venezuelan Standard Time, a UTC-04:00 time zone * Vocational education and training, prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities * Sebastian Vettel, a German F1 driver See also * Vette (other) * Vetting, a process of an evaluation {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VET Auditorium
Vet, VET or the Vet may refer to: * Veterinary physician, a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals * Veterinary medicine, the branch of science that deals with animals * Veteran, a person with long experience in a particular area, most often in military service during wartime * Veterans Stadium, informally "The Vet", a former sports stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Veterans Stadium (New Britain, Connecticut) * Vet River, South Africa * Finnish Board of Film Classification (Finnish: ), an institution of the Finnish Ministry of Education * Venezuelan Standard Time, a UTC-04:00 time zone * Vocational education and training, prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities * Sebastian Vettel, a German F1 driver See also * Vette (other) * Vetting Vetting is the process of performing a background check on someone before offering them employment, conferring an award, or doing fact-checking prior to making any decis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Schafranek
Franz Schafranek OBE (6 February 1930 – 4 June 1991) was the founder of Vienna's English Theatre Vienna's English Theatre ''(VET),'' located in Vienna, Austria, is the oldest and most established English-language theatre in continental Europe. History It was founded in 1963 by the Austrian director Franz Schafranek and his American wife, .... The theatre was, in retrospect, Franz Schafranek's destiny from the cradle on. The founder and director of Vienna’s English Theatre certainly grew into a total theatre person: a visionary and realist; philosopher and entrepreneur; an artist through and through. His youthful ambition to study literature and theatre arts led him out of the gloomy confines of post-war Austria to Sweden. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Stockholm, where he attracted the attention of Ingmar Bergman. After serving under the famed Swedish filmmaker as assistant director, Schafranek went on to Berlin. Here, he gained invaluable insights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Brinkmann
Ruth Brinkmann (July 27, 1934 – January 18, 1997) was the founder of Vienna's English Theatre. Early life Ruth Brinkmann was brought up in the Long Island suburbs of New York City. She studied acting at the Yale University Graduate School of Drama, directly from which she made her New York debut as Louise in G. B. Shaw's ''In Good King Charles's Golden Days'', and continued her professional career in repertory at the Williamstown Playhouse in Massachusetts, the Cleveland Playhouse in Ohio, as well as the Court Theatre in Beloit, Wisconsin; Manhattan's Town Hall, and the Chautauqua Arts Festival. Career Subsequent to these appearances, Brinkmann was, together with Alan Alda, chosen from more than one thousand actors who auditioned for the Ford Foundation's experimental theatre program at the Cleveland Playhouse in Ohio. Her Ford award was for three years, but, on her first summer vacation from Cleveland in 1959, she visited Vienna as a tourist. She met and later married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Devil Battery Sign
''The Red Devil Battery Sign'' is a three-act play by American writer Tennessee Williams. He copyrighted the text in 1975 for its premiere in Boston, but revised the play in 1979; that later version was published by New Directions in 1988. Synopsis The first scene of the play is a cocktail lounge in a hotel in Dallas, soon after the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy. There is the character "Downtown Woman", the wife of a powerful business man, she has undergone electro-shock therapy, drugs, and she is being confined against her will. She meets King Del Rey, who was once the leader of a mariachi band, until he got a brain tumor. She feels that he is empathetic and might help her escape. It is revealed that the woman’s father is a corrupt Texas politician, and her husband is the president of the Red Devil Battery Company. From an affair she had with a Dallas politician, she has learned things that are dangerous for her to know about the assassination, and a secret plot t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Patrick Shanley
John Patrick Shanley (born October 13, 1950) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film ''Moonstruck''. His play, '' Doubt: A Parable'', won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play; he wrote and directed the film adaptation and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Early life and education Shanley was born into an Irish-American family in The Bronx, New York City. His mother worked as a telephone operator, and his father was a meat-packer. The neighborhood Shanley grew up in was considered very rough.Witchel, Alex"The Confessions of John Patrick Shanley"''The New York Times'', November 7, 2004 Shanley's academic career did not begin well, but ultimately he graduated from New York University with honors.Saito, Stephen"IFC Interview: John Patrick Shanley on 'Doubt'"ifc.com, December 12, 2008 In his program bio for the Broadway pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nestroy Theatre Prize
The Nestroy Theatre Prize is an Austrian theatre award named after the poet Johann Nestroy. In 2000, the city of Vienna decided to combine two less noticed theatre awards: the Kainz Medal and the Nestroy Ring for Viennese Satire. The prize honours outstanding achievements at the Viennese and other Austrian theatres. The prize has been awarded annually in eight up to fourteen categories. Its ceremony is held in Vienna and broadcast live on national television. Categories * Best German-language performance * Best direction * Best equipment * Best actress * Best actor * Best supporting role * Best young talent * Best off production * Best play – Authors prize * Lifetime achievement * Special prize * Audience award * Best federal state performance Recipients best direction Recipients best actress Recipients best actor Recipients best play – authors prize Recipients lifetime achievement References External links {{official, https://www.nestroypreis.at/ 2000 theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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