Trocnov Theater Festival: The Professor on the Prowl

About the performance

A wonderful comedy whose themes—marriage, love, and infidelity—remain relevant and timeless!

What man—whether a gentleman, a grown man, or a young man—wouldn’t want to be successful, talented, and constantly surrounded by admiring women? Come see for yourself.

Running time: 100 minutes, including an intermission

Directed by: Věra Hlaváčková

Set and Costumes: Miroslav Mareš

The main character of this charming comedy is the aging piano virtuoso and teacher Gustav Heink, who likes to play the role of an irresistible seducer, yet often succumbs to the charms of his female students. Not only does the famous maestro’s wise wife, Marie, successfully join the fray, but so does the somewhat eccentric husband of the young student Delfína Jurová, Professor Jura. Although Gustav’s wife suspects how actively her other half is hosting private piano concerts, since she is a very wise and patient woman, she waits for the right moment to strike back. The cast is rounded out not only by a love-struck maid, but also by the caretakers of the cottage in question, the Pollingers—she an exemplary housekeeper, he perpetually “under the influence.” And so there is no shortage of humorous situations.

The renowned Austrian author Hermann Bahr adapted this timeless theme into his classic Viennese comedy as early as 1909. The adaptation of this more than century-old text and the direction were undertaken by Věra Hlaváčková, a leading member of the South Bohemian Theater’s drama troupe, who has already staged numerous plays with Mareš’s theater company to the delight of audiences. Thanks to the setting of the story during the Art Nouveau period, the audience will also be treated to a view of the elegant costumes of that era.

Single admission: 120 CZK

Advance ticket sales:

• South Bohemian Museum in České Budějovice (Dukelská 1, 370 01 České Budějovice)
• Trocnov Archaeological Open-Air Museum (Trocnov 14, 373 12 Borovany)
• Borovany Information Center (Žižkovo nám. 1, 373 12 Borovany)
• Trhové Sviny Cultural and Information Center (Žižkovo náměstí 92, 374 01 Trhové Sviny)
• Nové Hrady Cultural and Information Center (46 Republic Square, 373 33 Nové Hrady)
• "U Žaludů" Drugstore (Ledenice)

The program is subject to change.

For more information: petrovsky@muzeumcb.cz / +420 721 786 143