The Hans Gratzer Grant has been offered by the Schauspielhaus Wien since 2008. And it is named after its founder, the actor and director Hans Gratzer.

As part of the Hans Gratzer Grant, five short radio pieces will be produced by Olufemi-Just Atibioke, Marie-Theres Auer, Selma Matter, Nina Maria Metzger and Leonie Lorena Wyss on the theme of "Memory." In their pieces, the authors addressed the following questions, among others: How does memory become narrative? What language(s) are there for it? Which perspectives shape us and from which perspectives do we speak?

These are created in cooperation with the Schauspielhaus Wien and the Max Reinhardt Seminar and are presented on Ö1 Kunstradio.

For the second time, the audience can vote for their favorite on oe1.orf.at from March 19 to 25, 2022. This will be presented in its entire length as a staged reading in the 2022/23 season at the Schauspielhaus Wien.

The Hans Gratzer Jury Prize will also be awarded, and the selected play will be premiered in 2022/23. This year the scholarship holders will be accompanied by the author and theater director Ivna Žic.

The Heart of the Bouncer by Olufemi-Just Atibioke

• Director: Sonja Keßner
• With: Laura Dittmann, Nico Dorigatti, Til Schindler
• Production: David Lipp (Tonstudio Noyz)

The draft of the work "The Heart of the Bouncer" by Olufemi-Just Atibioke (*1992) portrays in poetic language people of a district in the Ruhr area, Germany. The bouncer and her heart are joined in the text by: Two people over a lentil soup and white bread, a boy with a cap, a girl with sunflower seeds, a baby or two, and time.

Shell splinters by Marie-Theres Auer

• Director: Florian Thiel
• With: Laura Dittmann, Simon Löcker, Alexandra Schmidt
• Production: David Lipp (Tonstudio Noyz)

In her draft text "Granatsplitter", Marie-Theres Auer (*1997) deals with the memory of a village across different generations. At the center of her exploration of memory and community is a former village pastry shop whose furniture has seen too many guests.

Out of the Ice by Selma Matter

• Director: Lukas Michelitsch
• With: Mariam Avaliani, Til Schindler, Pia Zimmermann
• Production: David Lipp (Tonstudio Noyz)

In "Out of the Ice" by Selma Matter (*1998), a 13,000-year-old wolfdog and a 13-year-old human meet. The play explores more than human relationships and takes a look at life in decaying ecosystems.

HONEY WILDNESS REVOLUTION by Nina Maria Metzger

• Director: Bianca Thomas
• With: Sophia Löffler, Emma Meyer
• Production: David Lipp (Tonstudio Noyz)

Nina Maria Metzger (*1990) writes in her piece project "HONIG-WABEN-WILDNIS-REVOLUTION" in an inter-generational stream of thoughts about a granddaughter and her grandmother, about injuries, wishful thinking and memory loss.

Blueprint by Leonie Lorena Wyss

• Director: Ira Süssenbach
• With: Caroline Baas, Aila Franken, Katharina Rose
• Production: David Lipp (Tonstudio Noyz)

In her draft text "Blaupause" Leonie Lorena Wyss (*1997) explores fragile connections between body and memory. Between the memories of a nameless self about a past lesbian relationship and a women's choir narrating patriarchal violence, she explores the impact of images on the body interpreted as female and the possibility of queer narration.

The Hans Gratzer Fellowship is supported by literar mechana.

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