Trafika Europe 8 - Romanian Holiday

EliseWilk

Elise Wilk (born 1981 in Braşov, Romania) has degrees in Journalism, Literature and Communication, and Playwriting from Romanian universities. Her plays have been staged dozens of times in Romania and internationally since 2008. In 2014, she was included in the Forum of Young European Playwrights fromtheWiesbadenTheatreBienale, thebiggest European contemporary theatre festival. Forbes Magazine Romania has named her among the young trendsetters of Romania. Last year she won the Romanian National Drama Prize. “The Taxi Driver” is a monologue from her play, It happened oneThursday . Thisworkwon the“dramAcum”award formost important new text of Romanian contemporary dramaturgy, but is not available in English.