About me
"Pass Andrea was born in 1979 in Győr. She graduated from the Kazinczy Ferenc Secondary School in Győr in 1998. Initially preparing for a musical career as a flutist, her broader interest in the arts led her towards theatre, and she eventually earned her degree in Theatre History from the University of Veszprém in 2004. She studied on scholarships in London and Nancy, completed the screenwriting course at the Central European University, and later participated in drama pedagogy training led by László Kaposi as well as a directing program in children’s theatre.
In 2012, she wrote her first original play (Rock, Paper, Scissors), and since then—except for rare occasions (e.g. Béla Tarr’s Family Nest)—she has both written and directed her own productions. Pass Andrea primarily works in the field of independent theatre, having been for a short time one of the directors of the Narratíva Collective, and currently as the founder of the DanteCasino company, where she and her collaborators create theatre projects mainly for young audiences. She has also directed productions at several repertory theatres, including Vígszínház, the Csokonai Theatre in Debrecen, the National Theatre of Subotica, and the Vaskakas Puppet Theatre in Győr, where she has been a member of the Artistic Council since 2022. Her productions are regularly presented at various theatre festivals and have won numerous prestigious awards. In 2019, she was the guest of honor at DESZKA, the national festival of contemporary Hungarian drama held in Debrecen.
Over the past ten years, Andrea Pass has been awarded the István Örkény Playwright Scholarship three times and has also won the STAFÉTA, Budapest competition for young talents on three occasions. She is currently a scholarship holder of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, writing radio plays for children. Her dramas have been published in several volumes by Selinunte Publishing, and many of her works have been translated into foreign languages. Sunflower has been staged in New York and Sfântu Gheorghe, while Vanishing Stimuli has been performed for international audiences in Istanbul. Two cross-border theatres, the National Theatre of Subotica and the National Theatre of Târgu Mureș, have also launched their theatre-in-education programs using Andrea Pass’s plays.”
Professional Biography
Major Studies
2013.
Children’s and Student Theatre Directing Program, Marczibányi Square Cultural Center
2011.
Drama Pedagogy Program, Marczibányi Square Cultural Center
1999-
2004.
2004.
University of Veszprém, Theatre History Program
1994-
1998.
1998.
Kazinczy Ferenc Secondary School, Győr
1987-
1998.
1998.
Liszt Ferenc Music School, Győr – Flute Department
Scholarships
2023.
Creative Grant of the Hungarian Academy of Arts
2018.
István Örkény Playwriting Scholarship
2016.
István Örkény Playwriting Scholarship
2010.
István Örkény Playwriting Scholarship
2003.
Leonardo Scholarship, University of Roehampton, London – Research Topic: The Plays and Directing of Sarah Kane
2002.
Erasmus Scholarship, IECA School of Film and Performing Arts, Nancy – Research Topic: The Theatre of Cruelty of Antonin Artaud
Awards
2025.
1st Prize, Drama Competition on Vitéz László Stories, organized by Vojtina Puppet Theatre and the Korngut-Kemény Foundation on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Henrik Kemény’s birth
2023.
Joint 2nd Prize, Budapest150 Drama Competition, for the play Budapest Polaroid
2022.
Békés Pál Award for Best Author, for the play Újvilág, at the 10th Jubilee Kaposvár ASSITEJ International Children’s and Youth Theatre Biennale
2022.
Award for Best Postdramatic Performance, for Here a Girl Buried Herself (So Watch!), at the Szín-Tár Meeting of Drama Universities
2019.
Vanishing Senses, Best Hungarian Drama of the Season Award, Hungarian Dramaturgs’ Guild
2018.
Bezerédj Award
2018.
Special Award for The Leader at the 9th Kaposvár International ASSITEJ Children’s and Youth Theatre Festival
2018.
Vanishing Senses, STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production
2017.
Creep, STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production
2016.
STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production for Sunflower, Special Mention among the 2016 STAFÉTA Performances
2014.
Grand Prize for New World at the 8th Children’s and Youth Theatre Review
Published Plays
Catch the Devil! published in the Vitéz László Stories collection, Vojtina Puppet Theatre, 2025.
The Wandering Dog, published in Polish translation in the Warsaw Dialog journal, 2025.
Budapest Polaroid, published in the 8 Contemporary Dramas from Budapest collection, Budapest Cultural Center, 2023.
The Guardians of the Opera House, published in the Poket Pocket Books Theatre in the City publication, 2023.
Vanishing Senses – Dramas by Andrea Pass, Selinunte Publishing, 2021.
Vanishing Senses was included in the English-language publication Petőfi Literary Fund New Hungarian Drama 10, 1 Plays.
Imago, published in Ellenfény Journal, 2020.
The Wandering Dog, published in the Kortánc, Modern Hungarian Plays drama collection, Selinunte Publishing, 2019.
The Italian translation of The Wandering Dog (trans. Dóra Várnai) was selected by EURODRAM – European network for drama in translation – as one of the plays recommended for international publication and staging.
Creep, published in the Family Stories, Modern Hungarian Plays drama collection, Selinunte Publishing, 2019.
Nothing Else Happened, published in Polish translation in the Warsaw Dialog journal, 2017.
Sunflower, published in the Slovak-language Hungarian Dramas collection, 2023.
New World, published in the Parallel Worlds drama collection, Selinunte Publishing, 2016.
Crows, published in Drama Pedagogy Magazine, 2015.01 issue.
Plays Translated into Foreign Languages
Nothing Else Happened – Polish
New World – English, Serbian
Sunflower – English, Slovak
Vanishing Senses – English, Turkish
The Wandering Dog – Italian, English, Polish
Imago – Romanian
Finale – English
Performances and Festival Appearances
2025.
Cricket Inn, Vaskakas Puppet Theatre, Győr (Playwright, Director)
2025.
Here, There and Everywhere, FÜGE–DanteCasino Production, Jurányi House, Budapest (Playwright, Director)
2024.
Dömdödöm, Vaskakas Puppet Theatre, Győr (Playwright, Director)
2022.
My Husband, Author: Rumena Buzsarovszka, Képező Gallery, Budapest (Dramaturg, Director)
2021.
Here a Girl Buried Herself (So Watch!) – Graduation Performance of the Puppetry Acting Class, SZFE, Uránia (Director)
2021.
A Loud Step Echos Through the Oktogon – Három Holló, Budapest (Director; play written by high school students under my mentorship)
2021.
Finale – Debrecen Csokonai Theatre / Jurányi House, Budapest (Playwright, Director)
2020.
The Insignificant – Jurányi House, FÜGE-NARRATÍVA Production (Playwright, Director)
2020.
Family Nest – Trafó Theatre Hall, Orlai Production (Director)
2019.
Imago – Debrecen, Víg Chamber Theatre (Playwright, Director)
2019.
New World – Hungarian Ensemble, National Theatre of Subotica (Playwright, Director) Selected for the competition program of the 10th Kaposvár International ASSITEJ Children’s and Youth Theatre Festival, 2020
2018.
Vanishing Senses – TRAFÓ Theatre Hall, STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production (Playwright, Director) DESZKA Festival, 2019
2018.
The Wandering Dog – Vígszínház, Házi Stage (Playwright, Director) DESZKA Festival, 2019
2017.
The Leader – FÜGE Production (Dramaturg, Director) Special Award at the 9th Kaposvár International ASSITEJ Children’s and Youth Theatre Festival, 2018
2017.
And the Well-Meaning People Came – Orlai-FÜGE Production (Playwright, Director) Supported at the 4th Classroom Review
2017.
We Must Expect the Miracle Ourselves – TRAFÓ Theatre Hall, PanoDráma (Dramaturg, Director)
2017.
Creep – Spring Festival, FÜGE Production, STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production (Playwright, Director) Written with the support of the István Örkény Playwright Scholarship Guest Performances: Vörösmarty Theatre, Székesfehérvár, 2018; Miskolc National Theatre, 2019
2017.
The Silent Domain – Mentőcsónak Unit (Playwright, Director) Selected for the program of the 9th Children’s and Youth Theatre Review, 2017 THEALTER Festival, 2017
2016.
One Must Go to Hell – Mentőcsónak Unit (Playwright, Director) Bánkitó Festival, 2016 Contemporary Drama Festival, 2016
2016.
Outside–Inside – Győr, RÉV Theatre-in-Education Company (Playwright, Director)
The production was selected for the program of the 9th Children’s and Youth Theatre Review, 2017.
2016.
Sunflower – FÜGE Production, STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production (Playwright, Director) DESZKA Festival, 2017 THEALTER Festival, 2017 dunaPart Contemporary Performing Arts Platform, 2017 Guest Performance: Vörösmarty Theatre, Székesfehérvár, 2018 Guest Performance: Pesti Theatre, 2018 Selected as one of the three Hungarian plays for EURODRAM (European Network for Drama in Translation), 2018 NEW YORK Spring Festival, Bohemian National Hall: English reading performance, 2019
2014.
New World – A joint production by Mentőcsónak Unit and FÜGE (Playwright, Director) Winner of the Grand Prize at the 8th Children’s and Youth Theatre Review, 2015 8th Kaposvár International ASSITEJ Children’s and Youth Theatre Biennale, 2016 IETM – International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts, 2016 DESZKA Festival, 2016 THEALTER Festival, 2017
2014.
Nothing Else Happened – PanoDráma Production (Playwright, Director)
2014.
Even Side – FÜGE Production (Playwright, Director, Drama Educator)
2014.
Crows – Blue Line Production (Director: László Kaposi, Playwright: Andrea Pass) Supported at the 3rd Classroom Review
2012.
Rock, Paper, Scissors – Szkéné Theatre Production (Playwright, Director, Drama Educator) Supported at the 2nd and 3rd Classroom Review 7th Children’s and Youth Theatre Review, 2013 KÁVA Forum ’14 Professional Symposium, 2014 7th Kaposvár International ASSITEJ Children’s and Youth Theatre Biennale, 2014 POSZT OFF, 2014 27th Sándor Weöres National Children’s Theatre Meeting, Debrecen, 2018 The play was used to launch the theatre-in-education program of the National Theatre of Târgu Mureș, 2019
I had the honor of being a guest of THEALTER Festival in 2017 as one of the program leaders of Mentőcsónak Unit, and later as a playwright at the DESZKA Festival in 2019.
About me
"Pass Andrea was born in 1979 in Győr. She graduated from the Kazinczy Ferenc Secondary School in Győr in 1998. Initially preparing for a musical career as a flutist, her broader interest in the arts led her towards theatre, and she eventually earned her degree in Theatre History from the University of Veszprém in 2004. She studied on scholarships in London and Nancy, completed the screenwriting course at the Central European University, and later participated in drama pedagogy training led by László Kaposi as well as a directing program in children’s theatre.
In 2012, she wrote her first original play (Rock, Paper, Scissors), and since then—except for rare occasions (e.g. Béla Tarr’s Family Nest)—she has both written and directed her own productions. Pass Andrea primarily works in the field of independent theatre, having been for a short time one of the directors of the Narratíva Collective, and currently as the founder of the DanteCasino company, where she and her collaborators create theatre projects mainly for young audiences. She has also directed productions at several repertory theatres, including Vígszínház, the Csokonai Theatre in Debrecen, the National Theatre of Subotica, and the Vaskakas Puppet Theatre in Győr, where she has been a member of the Artistic Council since 2022. Her productions are regularly presented at various theatre festivals and have won numerous prestigious awards. In 2019, she was the guest of honor at DESZKA, the national festival of contemporary Hungarian drama held in Debrecen.
Over the past decade, Pass Andrea has been awarded the István Örkény Playwright Scholarship three times and has likewise won the STAFÉTA – Budapest for Young Talents grant on three occasions. She is currently a grantee of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, where she is developing audio plays for children. Her plays have been published in several volumes by Selinunte Publishing, and many have been translated into foreign languages. Sunflower was staged in New York and Sfântu Gheorghe, while Vanishing Stimuli was performed in Istanbul. Two theatres beyond Hungary’s borders—the National Theatre of Subotica and the National Theatre of Târgu Mureș—launched their theatre-in-education programs with her plays."
Professional Biography
Major Studies
2013.
Children’s and Student Theatre Directing Program, Marczibányi Square Cultural Center
2011.
Drama Pedagogy Program, Marczibányi Square Cultural Center
1999-
2004.
2004.
University of Veszprém, Theatre History Program
1994-
1998.
1998.
Kazinczy Ferenc Secondary School, Győr
1987-
1998.
1998.
Liszt Ferenc Music School, Győr – Flute Department
Scholarships
2023.
Creative Grant of the Hungarian Academy of Arts
2018.
István Örkény Playwriting Scholarship
2016.
István Örkény Playwriting Scholarship
2010.
István Örkény Playwriting Scholarship
2003.
Leonardo Scholarship, University of Roehampton, London – Research Topic: The Plays and Directing of Sarah Kane
2002.
Erasmus Scholarship, IECA School of Film and Performing Arts, Nancy – Research Topic: The Theatre of Cruelty of Antonin Artaud
Awards
2025.
1st Prize, Drama Competition on Vitéz László Stories, organized by Vojtina Puppet Theatre and the Korngut-Kemény Foundation on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Henrik Kemény’s birth
2023.
Joint 2nd Prize, Budapest150 Drama Competition, for the play Budapest Polaroid
2022.
Békés Pál Award for Best Author, for the play Újvilág, at the 10th Jubilee Kaposvár ASSITEJ International Children’s and Youth Theatre Biennale
2022.
Award for Best Postdramatic Performance, for the production Here a Girl Buried Herself (So Watch!), at the Szín-Tár Meeting of Drama Universities
2019.
Vanishing Senses, Best Hungarian Drama of the Season Award, Hungarian Dramaturgs’ Guild
2018.
Bezerédj Award
2018.
Special Award for The Leader at the 9th Kaposvár International ASSITEJ Children’s and Youth Theatre Festival
2018.
Vanishing Senses, STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production
2017.
Creep, STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production
2016.
STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production for Sunflower, Special Mention among the 2016 STAFÉTA Performances
2014.
Grand Prize for New World at the 8th Children’s and Youth Theatre Review
Published Plays
Catch the Devil! published in the Vitéz László Stories collection, Vojtina Puppet Theatre, 2025.
The Wandering Dog, published in Polish translation in the Warsaw Dialog journal, 2025.
Budapest Polaroid, published in the 8 Contemporary Dramas from Budapest collection, Budapest Cultural Center, 2023.
The Guardians of the Opera House, published in the Poket Pocket Books Theatre in the City publication, 2023.
Vanishing Senses – Dramas by Andrea Pass, Selinunte Publishing, 2021.
Vanishing Senses was included in the English-language publication Petőfi Literary Fund New Hungarian Drama 10, 1 Plays.
Imago, published in Ellenfény Journal, 2020.
The Wandering Dog, published in the Kortánc, Modern Hungarian Plays drama collection, Selinunte Publishing, 2019.
The Italian translation of The Wandering Dog (trans. Dóra Várnai) was selected by EURODRAM – European network for drama in translation – as one of the plays recommended for international publication and staging.
Creep, published in the Family Stories, Modern Hungarian Plays drama collection, Selinunte Publishing, 2019.
Nothing Else Happened, published in Polish translation in the Warsaw Dialog journal, 2017.
Sunflower, published in the Slovak-language Hungarian Dramas collection, 2023.
New World, published in the Parallel Worlds drama collection, Selinunte Publishing, 2016.
Crows, published in Drama Pedagogy Magazine, 2015.01 issue.
Plays Translated into Foreign Languages
Nothing Else Happened – Polish
New World – English, Serbian
Sunflower – English, Slovak
Vanishing Senses – English, Turkish
The Wandering Dog – Italian, English, Polish
Imago – Romanian
Finale – English
Performances and Festival Appearances
2025.
Cricket Inn, Vaskakas Puppet Theatre, Győr (Playwright, Director)
2025.
Here, There and Everywhere, FÜGE–DanteCasino Production, Jurányi House, Budapest (Playwright, Director)
2024.
Dömdödöm, Vaskakas Puppet Theatre, Győr (Playwright, Director)
2022.
My Husband, Author: Rumena Buzsarovszka, Képező Gallery, Budapest (Dramaturg, Director)
2021.
Here a Girl Buried Herself (So Watch!) – Graduation Performance of the Puppetry Acting Class, SZFE, Uránia (Director)
2021.
A Loud Step Echos Through the Oktogon – Három Holló, Budapest (Director; play written by high school students under my mentorship)
2021.
Finale – Debrecen Csokonai Theatre / Jurányi House, Budapest (Playwright, Director)
2020.
The Insignificant – Jurányi House, FÜGE-NARRATÍVA Production (Playwright, Director)
2020.
Family Nest – Trafó Theatre Hall, Orlai Production (Director)
2019.
Imago – Debrecen, Víg Chamber Theatre (Playwright, Director)
2019.
New World – Hungarian Ensemble, National Theatre of Subotica (Playwright, Director) Selected for the competition program of the 10th Kaposvár International ASSITEJ Children’s and Youth Theatre Festival, 2020
2018.
Vanishing Senses – TRAFÓ Theatre Hall, STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production (Playwright, Director) DESZKA Festival, 2019
2018.
The Wandering Dog – Vígszínház, Házi Stage (Playwright, Director) DESZKA Festival, 2019
2017.
The Leader – FÜGE Production (Dramaturg, Director) Special Award at the 9th Kaposvár International ASSITEJ Children’s and Youth Theatre Festival, 2018
2017.
And the Well-Meaning People Came – Orlai-FÜGE Production (Playwright, Director) Supported at the 4th Classroom Review
2017.
We Must Expect the Miracle Ourselves – TRAFÓ Theatre Hall, PanoDráma (Dramaturg, Director)
2017.
Creep – Spring Festival, FÜGE Production, STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production (Playwright, Director) Written with the support of the István Örkény Playwright Scholarship Guest Performances: Vörösmarty Theatre, Székesfehérvár, 2018; Miskolc National Theatre, 2019
2017.
The Silent Domain – Mentőcsónak Unit (Playwright, Director) Selected for the program of the 9th Children’s and Youth Theatre Review, 2017 THEALTER Festival, 2017
2016.
One Must Go to Hell – Mentőcsónak Unit (Playwright, Director) Bánkitó Festival, 2016 Contemporary Drama Festival, 2016
2016.
Outside–Inside – Győr, RÉV Theatre-in-Education Company (Playwright, Director)
The production was selected for the program of the 9th Children’s and Youth Theatre Review, 2017.
2016.
Sunflower – FÜGE Production, STAFÉTA Award–Winning Production (Playwright, Director) DESZKA Festival, 2017 THEALTER Festival, 2017 dunaPart Contemporary Performing Arts Platform, 2017 Guest Performance: Vörösmarty Theatre, Székesfehérvár, 2018 Guest Performance: Pesti Theatre, 2018 Selected as one of the three Hungarian plays for EURODRAM (European Network for Drama in Translation), 2018 NEW YORK Spring Festival, Bohemian National Hall: English reading performance, 2019
2014.
New World – A joint production by Mentőcsónak Unit and FÜGE (Playwright, Director) Winner of the Grand Prize at the 8th Children’s and Youth Theatre Review, 2015 8th Kaposvár International ASSITEJ Children’s and Youth Theatre Biennale, 2016 IETM – International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts, 2016 DESZKA Festival, 2016 THEALTER Festival, 2017
2014.
Nothing Else Happened – PanoDráma Production (Playwright, Director)
2014.
Even Side – FÜGE Production (Playwright, Director, Drama Educator)
2014.
Crows – Blue Line Production (Director: László Kaposi, Playwright: Andrea Pass) Supported at the 3rd Classroom Review
2012.