Viktoras Šinkariukas: “I don’t want anything haphazardly”

 

Viktoras Šinkariukas was born in 1947. In 1965 he entered the Studio of Actors’ Art of Kaunas State Drama Theatre. From 1966 he was an actor of Kaunas State Drama Theatre. In 1974 he graduated from Moscow N. Lunachiarski Theatre Institute (GITIS), extramural studies. In 1986 he made a debut as an artistic director with the performance “Shooting Toy of Nikolaj Koliada” at the Drama Theatre. He is a winner of various theatre prizes, has a “Fortune” diploma. In 1994–1996 he headed Kaunas Higher Theatre School. He has created the following performances with students: “The Ones Who did not Reach Heaven” and “OPS” (according to the novel of Vladimir Nabokov “Invitation for Punishment”). The actor was awarded with Fortune diploma in 1999 and 2000. In 1989 the actor became the winner of the Festival of Baltic States Theatres for the role of Pontius Pilot and Bazarbaj in the performance “Golgotha”, in 1985 he was granted the winner’s name in the Festival of Lithuanian Theatres for the role of Bushtec in the performance “Privates”. In 1978 he was awarded with a diploma in the Festival of Russian Classical Drama for Alexander’s role in the performance “The Last”. In 1974 and 1977 he became the winner of the Young Performers’ Contest.

Roles in theatre:

2004 Svidrigailov. Fyodor Dostoyevsky. “Crime and Punishment”. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSADT

2003 Uncle. Federico García Lorca. “Dona Rosita, or Language of Flowers”. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSADT

2002 Sheppard. Sophocles. King Oidipus. Director Oskaras Koršunovas, OKT.

2001 Dorn. Anton Chechov. “Seagull”. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT

2001 Skalis. Marina Carr. “Portija Koglen”. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSADT

1999 Ezra Menon. Eugene O'Neill. “Mourning Becomes Electra”. Director Gintaras Varnas. KSADT

1992 Ilja. Nikolaj Koliada. “Shooting Toy”. Director Viktoras Šinkariukas. KSADT

1988 Gromovas. Balys Sruoga. “Horrible Night”. Director Vytautas Balsys. KSADT

1987 Pontio Pilot, Bazarbaj. Chingiz Aitmatov. “Golgotha”. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT.

1986 Trifon. Manol Korres. “Nursing Home”. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT

1985 Garibaldis. Juozas Marcinkevičius. “Erelnyčia”. Director Vytautas Balsys. KSADT

1985 Henry Bolingbrok. William Shakespeare. “Richard II”. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSADT

1984 Andrius Katilius. Juozas Montvila. “Great Desire”. Director Neris Karpuškaitė. KSDT

1984 Bushtec. Aleksej Dudarev. “Privates”. Director Vytautas Balsys. KSDT

1983 Phil. Tennessee Williams. “Calling”. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSDT

1981 Adolf. August Strindberg. “Creditors”. Director Gytis Padegimas. KSDT

1980 Hunas. Matis Untas. “General Rehearsal”. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSDT

1979 Dils. Ivan Radojev. “Red and Brown”. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSDT

1978 Aleksandr. Maksim Gorki. “The Last”. Director Jonas Vaitkus. KSDT

1977 Ogarkov. Leonid Zorin. “Stranger”. Director Vytautas Čibiras. KSDT

1976 Son. Luigi Pirandello. “Six Characters Searching for Author”. Director Vytautas Čibiras. KSDT

1975 Wanderer. Eugenijus Ignatavičius, Jonas Vaitkus. “Pilgrim of Dreams”. Director Jonas Vaitkus.

1973 Daerd. R.Louler. “Summer of the Seventeenth Puppet”. Director Regina Steponavičiūtė. KSDT

1972 Painter. Juozas Grušas. “Barbora Radvilaitė”. Director Jonas Jurašas. KSDT

1972 Valentin. Michail Roshchin. “Valentin and Valentina”. Director Leonid Lurje. KSDT

1972 Miler. Peter Shefes. ”Black Comedy”. Director Irena Bučienė. KSDT

1971 Son. Chingiz Aitmatov. “Mother’s Field”. Director Jonas Jurašas. KSDT

1970 Baltramiejus. Juozas Glinskis. “Grasa’s Home”. Director Jonas Jurašas. KSDT

1969 Viktor. Mikael Tariverdijev. “Who are You?” Director Lidija Kutuzova. KSDT

1969 Lieutenant. Janus Korczak. “King Motiejukas the First”. Director Lidija Kutuzova. KSDT

1967 Gvidas. Dalia Urnevičiūtė. “Father’s Toys”. Director Stasys Motiejūnas. KSADT

1967 Pewit. Dalia Urnevičiūtė. “Tyluva – 2 km”. Director Algirdas Lapėnas. KSDT