2004 – Iva Peřinová
Born May 25, 1944
Lecturer, actress, dramaturge, but first of all, a „first lady of the Czech puppet theater“.
She belongs to the most represented Czech authors on the stage. Her highly distinguished texts carry a mark of sharp and witty dialogues (where the author demonstrates her ability to offer a healthy point of view over the story), and above all, her lyrical language, soft and poetical humor, her playfullness and imagination show her excellent knowledge of the contemporary theater and its audience.
She maily writes for her native theater, Naivni divadlo (with certain characters in mind, tailored for particular actors), but these productions are also played with success in other theaters around the Czech Republic.
Example of her unforgettable plays:
O dráčkovi, který nejdřív lechtá
Branka zamčená na knoflík (dramatization of Trnka´s Zahrada)
Poslechněte, jak bývalo (ohlasy kramářských písní)
Pohádky na draka
Turandot ukrutnice (paraphrase of C. Gozzi´s work)
Košile pro Jánošíka
Brum, dům, Ťululum (inspired by P. Groves)
Putování dona Juana aneb Epidemie sevillská (unconventional interpretation of the Don Juan story)
Deset malých černoušků
Jak chodil Kuba za Markytou (adaptation of brothers Grimm´s fairy tale)
Kolíbá se velryba
Ze života hmyzu (stage collage from a play by Čapek brothers)
Tři zlaté vlasy děda Vševěda
Pohádka do dlaně
Jak dostal Janek princeznu
Bezhlavý rytíř
Alibaba a čtyřicet loupežníků
Alína aneb Petřínem v jiném díle světa
Vodníci pod kamenem
Líný Lars a Žabka kouzelnice
Loupežníci z Chlumu
Jeminkote, Psohlavci
Her work has received many awards in a variety of theatrical competitions and festivals (for example, she received a 2nd prize in a prestigeous competition, Nadace A. Radoka, for an authentic Czech and Slovak script, Jéminkote, Psohlavci)