Jiri Fisher

JIRI FISHER was born in Czechoslovakia and studied at Janacek's Academy of Performing Arts, where he received his master's degree. He spent 12 years in Czech theatres and played numerous roles for television, radio and films. After arriving in the United States in l980, he starred in the NBC soap opera, "Another World," in the long running principal role as Anton Capek. On stage, he played Vaclav Benda in the off-Broadway production of John Foster's play "Ceremony in Bohemia." He created NO CURTAIN THEATRE in Washington, D.C. Sold-out performances of Havel's play, "Audience," directed by Jiri Fisher and performed by Dick Stilwell at GW's Marvin Center Theatre, The Resident Associates Program of the Smithsonian Institution in the Baird Auditorium led to the theatre's founding. The same year Fisher toured his native Czechoslovakia with the production, followed by performances in New York, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre in New York City. As the featured guest artist at George Washington University in the Department of Theatre and Dance, he directed "Stars in the Morning Sky" by Russian playwright Alexander Galin. 

jirifisher@gmail.com