Blanka and Jiri Zizka at the Wilma Theater, 1979-2000
Blanka and Jiri Zizka are the creative wellspring behind The Wilma Theatre of Philadelphia, one of America's most successful and innovative regional theatre companies. They escaped Communist oppression in Czechoslovakia during the 1970's, and honed their craft in Prague under threats of arrest and censorship. The Zizkas' ideas and artistry were shaped by their experiences of oppression and exile, as ...