Herbert Walzl
Herbert Walzl (born November 12, 1959 in Styria ) is an Austrian actor , director and playwright in the field of theater .
Life as an actor
As a child, Herbert Walzl moved with his parents to Hohensteg an der Aist, in Upper Austria. As a teenager he played at the Aiserbühne Schwertberg. There he played leading roles in Molière and Goldoni comedies . In addition to training as a construction worker, Herbert Walzl completed well-founded acting training. He graduated from the Joint Examination Board in 1994. Since 1990 he has been working as a project manager for an employment project for the long-term unemployed in Steyr .
Herbert Walzl leads workshops and seminars in the field of acting , speaking technique and group dynamics . He is the director of the Sellawie Theater in Enns . In 2016 he founded the “Theater am Fluss” in Steyr together with Bernhard Oppl . In 2017 he acquired the entire property on the banks of the Enns. There, Walzl stages musical open-air summer productions every year with mostly self-composed material in collaboration with the musical director Wiff LaGrange, who is responsible for composition and arrangements. A newly created indoor theater for approx. 100 people offers a cabaret, music and theater program all year round.
Playwright
As a playwright, Herbert Walzl writes every book of his stage projects himself. Either completely new texts are created, such as 2nd floor, door 7 (comedy), or he reworks traditional theater texts. In 2009 he created his first musical Robin Hood in collaboration with the composer Wiff Enzenhofer . First performed in the cellar vault of Ennsegg Castle in Enns as part of a production by the Sellawie Theater. Walzl is the author of socially critical youth plays such as Aufgeblättert and Spiel (e) . He adapted classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen ( The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen ). Other versions are Dracula (2010), Frankenstein (2011), Die Nibelungensage I - Siegfried (2012) and The Nibelungensage II - Kriemhilds Rache (2013).
Awards
- 2007 Citta Slow Award of the city of Enns with the Sellawie Theater for its reworking of Dracula .
- 2010 cultural honor award of the city of Enns.
- In 2004 Walzl was counted by the Upper Austrian News among the 1000 compatriots "who make a difference in Upper Austria ".
Individual evidence
- ^ [1] Robin Hood - Sellawie
- ↑ Herbert Walzl . Upper Austrian News, November 15, 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walzl, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actor, director and playwright in the field of theater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Styria |