Zuzana Hrebičíková is the artistic director and an actress of Divadlo Zrakáč.

She has been part of the ensemble since 2015. Since then, she has taken on countless roles within the theatre and performs in all of its productions. Under her leadership, the company has gained an even bolder edge and has established itself as an important presence on the Slovak theatre scene.

Her favourite line: “I’m so glad I’m blind in the 21st century…”

Peter Kozák is a partially sighted actor based in Bratislava. He began his theatre career in Prešov, where he performed with the Student Theatre of the University of Prešov and also collaborated with Divadlo Viola. After moving to Bratislava, he joined the English-language improv theatre group Funnylicious.

Today, he performs with Divadlo Ľahostajňa, while his home stage is Divadlo Zrakáč. Through and alongside Zrakáč, he is currently also appearing as a guest actor with the Drama Company of the Slovak National Theatre in the production The Shameless One.

Alongside theatre, he works in marketing and is an external student of mass media communication at the Faculty of Mass Media Communication of UCM in Trnava. He also raises awareness about the diversity of life with a visual impairment through his social media profile Vidím ale nevidím (“I See, But I Don’t”).

Marek Hlina is a special education teacher, university lecturer and director of the ŠCPP in Bratislava. Theatre gives him the opportunity to experience the lives and emotions of other characters and to enter situations he would not normally encounter. People around him often describe him as a gourmet. He enjoys cooking and even more enjoys hosting others with his own food.

Peter Zbranek has been devoted to playing the piano for many years. As a pianist, he brings joy to people at weddings, celebrations and various events across Slovakia.

He has been part of Divadlo Zrakáč since shortly after its founding. He is currently the only actor in the company who has taken part in all of its productions so far. In the current production Tea at Mr Senator’s, he appears as Baltazár Slivka, the owner of a funeral home who makes his way into high politics.

For him, theatre is a source of endless enjoyment, as well as the joy of successful performances that entertain people and bring them added value.

In Divadlo Zrakáč, he has played Father Capulet in Romeo and Juliet 2010, a peasant – woodcutter in The Student’s Tricks, Otto the hairdresser in Jubilee, a husband and pianist in Relationship Matters, an extra and pianist in You Are Among Us, and Baltazár Slivka in Tea at Mr Senator’s. In It Is Not What It Looks Like, he was the author of the music.

Andrej Svetko found his way to theatre thanks to the founder of Divadlo Zrakáč, Pepo Pražmári. It happened after he finished university and after several years of working abroad, when he once again felt the desire to discover. This desire has accompanied him since childhood, when through scouting he discovered the charm of adventure and a somewhat mysterious view of life.

Gradually, this led him to the theatre stage. In Divadlo Zrakáč, he especially enjoys discovering and looking at the world through the perspective of theatre.

Ján-či is a husband, father and friend. In his working life, he works with a keyboard. He never thought he would act in theatre, but he joined Divadlo Zrakáč thanks to an invitation from Marek H. He has been part of the theatre for several years and sees it as a space that allows him to discover the beauty of theatre – both finished performances and the process of preparing productions. He appreciates the wonderful, skilful, kind and entertaining people in the theatre collective, especially the directors and their patience.

His favourite foods include garlic soup, bryndza dumplings, milk, pancakes with Nutella and fruit, and coffee. His favourite means of transport is the train, his favourite part of the day is the morning, and his ideal form of relaxation is movement.

Kristína works as a special education teacher at a primary school for children and pupils with visual impairments. In her work, she focuses mainly on developing touch, hearing, preserved residual vision and other compensatory mechanisms. She also uses elements of theatre dramatization in her special education practice with children.

Her path to theatre grew out of a long-standing interest in this art form. Since primary school, she has enjoyed attending theatre performances and gradually realized that she is drawn to the emotions and thoughts they leave behind. In recent years, she has also focused on developing her speech and performing in front of others. She has known about Divadlo Zrakáč since she came to work in Bratislava. Although she has only been part of it for a short time, she sees it as a space for creative work, inspiration, shared meetings and a community of people with similar life experiences.

She is close to exploring the world of children, psychology, radio plays, fairy tales, Latin American rhythms, walks, conversations, scents, Spain and many other areas.

Stanislav Sokol, nicknamed Slávo, was born and grew up in Trenčín. He studied physics at Comenius University in Bratislava, where he currently lives.

He joined Divadlo Zrakáč at the time of its founding in 2010. After a period devoted to training acting techniques with the theatre’s then director Pepo Pražmári, rehearsals began for the first production, Romeo and Juliet 2010. He sees this period as a time of experiences and self-discovery. In 2019, he was part of the original production You Are Among Us for the First Time, presented under the auspices of the Slovak National Theatre.

In 2019, he also briefly worked with Malá scéna STU, where he played the blind prophet Tiresias in Oedipus, directed by Štefan Korenči.

His interests include travelling, photography, poetry, dance and active sports – running, skating, cycling and hiking. He loves mountains. In Divadlo Zrakáč, he has played Romeo Montague in Romeo and Juliet 2010, Helmut in Jubilee and a security guard in You Are Among Us.

Vladimír Cintula studied history and works as a teacher at a school for partially sighted and blind students. He sees Divadlo Zrakáč as a meaningful way to spend his free time, a great source of enjoyment, but also as a space for responsibility and teamwork. Through theatre, he has gained many friends and looks forward to every performance.

Michal Ondruška grew up in Levoča, where he completed kindergarten, primary school and secondary school. In 1993, he graduated from the Secondary Medical School in Levoča as a masseur. Today, he works as a masseur in Dubnica nad Váhom and lives in the village of Bolešov. He is a father of two daughters and a husband.

He was brought to theatre by his sports colleague Marek, for which he is grateful. He has been part of Divadlo Zrakáč since 2022. He appears in the production Tea at Mr Senator’s, where he plays the committee member Motúz and Senator Potkan.

Antónia Martofová is a singing and piano teacher at a primary art school. Music is not only her favourite hobby, but also her profession. She has been involved in theatre since March 2020. She likes bryndza dumplings and dislikes dill sauce and the Radetzky March. In the theatre, she appreciates the wonderful team around her.

Martina Lužáková is communicative, direct, creative and practical. She is interested in interior design, accessories, travelling, music, singing and movement, especially long walks and running. She also works with abstract drawing and landscapes in pencil or charcoal, as well as creating ceramic mosaics. She values humanity and humility, and dislikes human ignorance and small-mindedness.

Vanessa is an empathetic person who likes helping others. She is currently studying and volunteering at the Slovak Blind and Partially Sighted Union. In theatre, she enjoys performing in front of people and bringing joy to others. Her other interests include ballroom dancing, nature, books, good films, and visiting museums and castles.