Zdena Studenková travels all over Slovakia with the theater: Her words about cities in the east will surprise you
Zdena Studenková (68) has never been short of acting opportunities.
At the end of last year, the actress premiered Donald Churchill’s comedy Play My Husband in Bratislava with her colleagues Zuzana Fialová (48) and Roman Poláčik (33). or Room Painter. This is a classic love triangle, where a couple caught in mutual infidelity help despise their wives. The performance is currently taking place in Slovak cities, so the actors will entertain the audience in the farthest corners of the country.
When the spectator does not come to the theater, the theater comes to the spectator. After two pandemic years, when the theater stages were literally locked in three castles, the theaters are gradually reviving. Also those “coachmen” who offer performances in cultural houses or other cultural stalls. In the coming days, it will be a play Play My Husband? or the Painter of Rooms, which will run in the second half of June to Banská Bystrica, Košice, Prešov and Svit.
“People experience a lot of laughter and personal tragedy. It’s important that we offer the audience a show where they relax, where they are on everyday issues, “ says Mercie representative Zdena Studenková, who is pleased that after a long time, the theater has started to move. “The pandemic affected the current attendance, people were afraid to buy theater tickets because they were not sure if the measures would take place.”
The actress is sorry that the audience’s interest is less than before. “It simply came to our notice then. Gradual interest waned, especially in the cities in the east. After 4 pm, everything is closed there, as if the day is over. It’s a terrible trend! The less we host outside the capital, the more tricky it will be, “I think the actress. “The truth is, however, that those spectators who come to the show are happy, warm, and very happy that the culture is still alive.”