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Blanka Zizka

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Blanka Zizka was a Co-artistic Director of The Wilma Theater from 1981 to 2010, and the sole Artistic Director until 2021. She has directed over 70 plays and musicals at the Wilma. In January 2016 she received the Vilcek Prize, which is awarded annually to immigrants who have made lasting contributions to American society. She also received the Zelda Fichandler Award from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation in 2011, and was a Fellow at the 2015 Sundance Institute/LUMA Foundation Theatre Directors Retreat.

Sept. 12, 2025

107. Blanka and Pat's Excellent Adventure

Director Blanka Zizka and stage manager Patreshettarlini Adams talk about their decades of work. And they agree that "Theater is Music."
Aug. 29, 2025

106. The Wilma Story, Part Two

The history of Philadelphia's Wilma Theater during the 1990s, including its move to a new theater on Broad Street.
Guest: Blanka Zizka
Aug. 15, 2025

105. The Wilma Story, Part One

The voices of Jiri and Blanka Zizka help to narrate the history of Philadelphia's Wilma Theater during the 1980s.