New Porcia Comedy Prize: Lachen connects, even in times of crisis!

New Porcia Comedy Prize: Lachen connects, even in times of crisis!

Spittal, Österreich - The Ensemble Porcia, founded in 1960, took an innovative step under the direction of its new director Florian Eisner: the first Austrian Comedy Prize Porcia. This competition has set itself the goal of finding unpublished German comedy texts and bringing them on stage within one year. The premiere of the winning piece will be celebrated in June 2025, and the work of the work is carried out in the comedy capital Spittal and at the Salzburg Schauenhaus, as ORF Kärnten reported.

a price for fresh voices in the comedy

With a prize money of 5000 euros, the Porcia ensemble offers a platform for all authors who want to use the potential of the comedy in order to process social issues humorous. Florian Eisner emphasizes how important it is to come together in difficult times, and that the comedy is a powerful art form that connects and does not exclude people. Among other things, the jury will consist of experts from cultural journalism, publishing and theater to assess the anonymized texts. The closing date for the comedy texts is March 31, 2025. Further details on the tender and the jury are also accessible for interested parties, so the Kleine Zeitung .

Eisner is convinced that the comedy is the best remedy for social separations and that laughter in the community has a healing force. "We don't take anything as serious as the comedy," he emphasizes. The event of the comedy award is not only a cultural highlight, but also a sign of the importance of humor in today's society.