Adolfas Vecerskis

Adolfas Večerskis (born 4 September 1949 in Kretinga), is a Lithuanian movie and stage actor, director and translator. He began his career in films, but later chose to play mainly on the stage. Večerskis, his wife Viola, and their younger daughter Juta live in Vilnius, where he is the General Director of the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre. He is a judge on the show Lithuania's Got Talent.

Contents

• Studies
• Career
• Important plays
• References

Studies

Večerskis studied at the Lithuanian State Conservatory. He completed actor studies in 1973 and manager studies for theatre director in 1988. In 1993 Večerskis studied art management at theArt Institute of New York City. In 1996 he received a management certificate from the Baltic Management Fund.

Career

1973–1991 – performed various roles at the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre

1992 – opened Vaidilos ainiai, his own private theatre (in 1997 renamed as A. Večerskis Theatre)

1995–2000 – manager of an international project theatre without borders

1998 – manager of Kretinga Theatre Festival

1998 – appointed as the Program Chief of the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre

Important plays

1994 – Gyvenimo miražas

1996 – Paskutinė meilės naktis at Vaidilos ainiai, based on a play by Miguel Delibes

1997 – Aukščiausioji terapija at A. Večerskis Theatre, based on Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang

1998 – Bill Manhof Neatidarykite durų po vidurnakčio at A. Večerskis Theatre

2002 – Bamba, based on Le Nombril by Jean Anouilh

2003 – Grobis, based on Loot by Joe Orton

2005 – Meilė pagal grafiką, based on Run for Your Wife by Ray Cooney