Kazimierz Braun
Director, playwright, scholar
Born Jun. 29, 1936, Morsko Dolne, Poland; came to U.S., 1985; son of Juliusz and Elzbieta (Szymanowska); married Zofia (Reklewska); children: Monika, Grzegorz, Justyna.
Education: Master of Laws (M.L.) (in letters), 1958, Ph.D. (in philosophy), 1971, A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan (Poland); Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) (in directing), National School of Theater, Warsaw (Poland), 1962; dr.hab. (in theater), University of Wroclaw (Poland), 1975; Prof. of Humanities, Lech Walesa, President of Poland, 1992.
Career: director, Wybrzeze Theater, Gdansk (Poland), Polski Theater, Warsaw, Horzycy Theater, Torun (Poland), Osterwy Theater, Lublin (Poland), 1962-67; artistic director, 1967-74, general manager, 1971-74, Osterwy Theater; artistic director and general manager, Wspolczesny Theater, Wroclaw, 1975-84; associate prof., University of Wroclaw, 1975-85, State School of Drama, Wroclaw, 1979-85; visiting prof., New York University (NYU) and Swarthmore College (PA), 1985-86; Regent's prof., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1986; prof. and head, 1987-90, Acting Program, tenured prof., 1989 -, State University of Nedw York (SUNY), Buffalo (NY); director, The Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis (MN), The Odessy Theatre, Los Angeles (CA), Pfeifer Theatre, Buffalo (NY).
Author: 12 books of history of theater, i.a.: Nowy teatr na swiecie, 1960-1970, 1975; Druga reforma teatru, 1979; Przestrzen teatralna, 1982; Wielka Reforma Teatru w Europie, 1984; Nadmiar teatru, 1984; Jezyki teatru (conversations with T. Rozewicz), 1989; Helena, rzecz o Modrzejewskiej (The Story of Modjeska), 1993; co-author (with S. Beres), Rozdarta kurtyna, 1993; Teatr polski 1939-89, obszary wolnosci - obszary zniewolenia, 1994; 8 staged plays; more than 300 articles, essays and reviews in Polish, English, French; director, over 130 plays.
Member of: International Theater Institute; PEN-Club; Polish Actors Union - ZASP, and Polish Authors Association - SPP (Poland).
Honors: Japanese Foundation award, 1981; Guggenheim Foundation award, 1990; more than 30 awards (Poland, Germany, Spain, United States) for artistic and academic achievement; listed in: International Who's Who of Intellectuals, Five Thousand Personalities of the World, Who's Who in Entertainment, Theatrical Directors.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French.
Hobbies: travel.
Office: State University of New York, 278 Alumni Arena, Buffalo, NY 14260.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996