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Jan 26, 2012 · By Tim Jimenez. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Philadelphia theatre community is mourning the death of Jiri Zizka, co-founder of the Wilma Theater. The Wilma Theater web site on Wednesday evening...
Jiri Zizka (Co-Founding Artistic Director), born in Prague and educated at Charles IV University, became an Artist in Residence at the Wilma in 1979 and co-Artistic Director in 1981, where he directed over 70 productions. Some of the highlights included Orwell’s Animal Farm, Camus’ The Stranger, Brecht’s Mother Courage, Capeks’ The ...
Czechoslovakian director Jiri Zizka passed away this week. Zizka was a co-founder and was a co-artistic director for the Wilma Theater from 1981 to 2010. He directed over 70 plays and was still...
Jan 26, 2012 · Philadelphia. January 26, 2012. Jiri Zizka, co-founder of The Wilma Theater, has died, according to a report on the theater’s website. Zizka was 58 years old. Zizka was born in Prague and...
Jan 27, 2012 · Jiri Zizka defected from Czechoslovakia, joined a small Philadelphia theater company, and, with his then-wife Blanka Zizka, transformed it into the Wilma Theater — one of the city's largest stage companies. On Tuesday, Mr. Zizka, 58, died of liver complications at his Philadelphia home.
Jan 27, 2012 · Published Jan. 26, 2012, 12:05 a.m. ET. The Wilma Theater posted a banner across its website late Wednesday to announce that Jiri Zizka - a cofounder of the modern Wilma on Broad Street and a major force in Philadelphia's evolution as a vibrant city for live theater - had died.
