German State Theatre Timisoara (GSTT) actor, Radu Brănici, was nominated for the Debut category at the Award Gala of the Theatrical Union Romania (UNITER) 2017, for the role of Moritz from the performance „Spring Awakening” by Frank Wedekind, under the direction of Charles Muller.

Radu Brănici was born on the 3rd of July 1993 in Arad. During highschool, which he attended in Sibiu, he was acting in an optional class under the guidance of actor Franz Kattesch. In the meantime he participated in youth theatre festivals in Timisoara as well as Croatia. He then went on to study at the acting in German section, at the Music and Theatre College within the West University Timisoara. In 2014 and 2015 he attended the workshops at the Gărâna Summer School organized by the GSTT, and since September 2015 he’s part of the GSTT cast. He has worked on musical projects alongside Ada Milea.

The jury for the UNITER awards nominalisations 2017 was formed of theatre critics Monica Andronescu, Alice Georgescu and Mircea Morariu.

For the Debut category, the other nominees are actors Lavinia Pele and Justinian Turcu, for their creations at the “Tony Bulandra” Theatre in Târgoviște, respectively the German section of the National Theatre “Radu Stanca” in Sibiu.

The UNITER Award Gala, now at the 25^th edition, will take place on the Monday, the 8^th of May 2017, at the “Mihai Eminescu” National Theatre in Timisoara.

Andreea Andrei - Artistic Consultant
Gabriela Schinderman- Secretary

Photo: Image of Radu Brănici from the show "Spring Awakening”, a GSTT production. The photograph can be used in mass-media and promotional goals, including in electronic media.