Rok Vilčnik

Rok Vilčnik
Rok Vilčnik
Born	18 April 1968 (age 56); Maribor, Slovenia
Occupation(s)	Writer, playwright, poet, songwriter, screenwriter
Years active	1994–present

Rok Vilčnik (born 1968 in Maribor, Slovenia), also known as rokgre, is a Slovene writer, playwright; poet, songwriter and screenwriter.

Biography

He started his career as a painter and earned a BEd in fine arts. Due to a hand injury his career took a turn and he started writing. He has been a freelance artist ever since.
Vilčnik lives and works in Maribor, Slovenia.

Works

He is mostly known for his theatrical plays for children and adults; he was three times awarded the Grum Award for best new Slovenian play. In 2000, he received it for To ("That"), in 2008 for Smeti na luni ("Garbage on the Moon"), and in 2016 for Ljudski demokratični cirkus Sakešvili ("The Sakeshvili Democratic People's Circus").

In 2004, at the Slovenian Festival of Monodrama in Ptuj, he was named the Slovenian Noble Comediographer and presented the Grand Prix for Pavlek ("Paulie"). In 2020 he was named Slovenian Noble Comediographer for the second time for Pravi heroji ("True Heroes").

Vilčnik also writes for TV, and he co-authored the popular television comedy series Naša mala klinika ("Our Little Clinic"), which has been broadcast in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. In addition, he was a script-writer for over 200 other TV plays, among them, Lepo je biti sosed ("Nice to be a Neighbour"), Trdoglavci ("Thickheads"), and Ena žlahtna štorija ("A Fine Story").

In 2014, he was recognized by the city of Maribor for his cultural achievements, particularly for his book of plays Ameriška trilogija ("American Trilogy"), with the Glazer Charter.

He is a founding member and songwriter for popular Slovenian bands Patetico, Papir and Pliš, and a songwriter for Neisha, Bilbi and Severa Gjurin. He is a frontman of the band Simpatico.

Awards

Grumova nagrada (Grum Award for best new Slovenian play) (2000, 2008 and 2016)
Žlahtno komedijsko pero (Slovenian Noble Comediographer) (2004 and 2020)
Glazerjeva listina (Glazer Charter) (2014)

Bibliography

Theatre productions

Zvezda (A Star)
To (That)
Kleščar (Thongsman)
Enajsto čudo (The Eleventh Wonder)
Leticija in Silvester (Laetitia and Sylvester)
Blok (Tower Block)
Milan (Milan)
Mravljinčar ali gozd rdečih sadežev (Anteater or the Forrest of Red Fruit)
Pavlek (Paulie)
Othella (Othella)
Kokolorek (Kokolorek)
O čem govorimo, ko govorimo o ljubezni (What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Love)
Serum resnice (Syrup of Truth)
Bonton (Etiquette)
Sirup sreče (Syrup of Happiness)
Smeti na luni (Garbage on the Moon)
Samohranilec (Single Parent)
Mali priročnik biznisa (Little Guide for Business)
Tarzan (Tarzan)
Ljudski demokratični circus Sakešvili (The Sakeshvili Democratic People's Circus)
Učinek kobilice (Grasshopper Effect)
Gušto gre na romanje (Gušto's Pilgrimage)
Tako ti je, mala (That's the Way it is, Darling)
Večja od vseh (Biggest of All)
Pošta (Post Office)
Pravi heroji (True Heroes)

Published plays

Kleščar (Thongsman) COBISS 52066561
Ameriška trilogija (American Trilogy) COBISS 73838593
Naše gledališče (Our Theatre) COBISS 4354139
Vsakomur nekaj manjka (Short of Something) COBISS 95315201
Drame: Tarzan, Ljudski demokratični cirkus Sakešvili, Naše gledališče (Plays: Tarzan, The Sakeshvili Democratic People's Circus, Our Theatre) COBISS 298962432