The Cast of "Romeo & Juliet in Sarajevo"
Krassnij Angel Company Vienna
 
Dunja Tot, Director 

Born in Zagreb, Croatia. Educated at the Zagreb Academy of Theater, Film & TV, at Boston University and Harvard. Directed at the National Theater of Croatia and on various Austrian stages. Her production of Mozart´s „Bastien & Bastienne“ was a triumph at theatre festivals in Italy, Jerusalem, St. Gallen  (Switzerland) and played at the Hebbel Theater in Berlin. Her theatrical version of Mussorgsky´s „Pictures at an Exhibition“ and Robert Schumann´s „Kreisleriana“ won international praise and toured in Switzerland, France and Austria. Since 1989, Dunja Tot has been teaching at the Krauss Theater School, Vienna.

Jesse Webb, Director/
Choreographer/
Mercuto

Born in Louisiana, USA. In the States, performed in musicals including EVITA, A CHORUS LINE and L´CHAIM (Broadway). Since 1987 in Vienna. Played in LES MISERABLES, CATS, KISS OF A SPIDER WOMAN. 1990 founded Prague English Theater, where he produced and directed  shows like PIPPIN, THE FANTASTICKS, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, OTHER PEOPLE´S MONEY. Jesse starred in the Czech production of LES MISERABLES (Javert). 
In 1997: lead parts in HAIR at the Graz Opera House and WEST SIDE STORY in Salzburg, choreography for the Austrian premiere of Tony Kushnir´s ILLUSIONS. 

Miroslav Prstojevic, Dialogue 

Born in Trebinje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Graduated as a lawyer, worked as a journalist and published several novels.
From 1962 to the second year of the Bosnian war was a chief editor at the OSLOBOJDENJE publishing house in Sarajevo. He is the author of books FORGOTTEN SARAJEVO (1992), SARAJEVO - A SURVIVAL GUIDE (1993, second edition in the USA), SARAJEVO - THE WOUNDED CITY (1994, published in English, German and Bosnian). Since October 1993 lives with his wife and daughter in Vienna

Sinisa Stork, Romeo:

Born in Derventa, Bosnia-Herzogovina. After his studies as an electrotechnician in Tuzla graduatied from the Sarajevo Music Academy and sang at the Volkstheater in Zagreb, Croatia.
In 1993 fled to Vienna, where he continues studying as an opera singer at the Vienna Musikhochschule, and plays in various operas 

Natasa Mirkovic, Juliet

Born in Zenica, Bosnia-Herzogovina. 1991-92 studied at the Sarajevo Music Academy (music history and singing) and worked at the Sarajevo Radio & TV as a folk-, jazz- and popsinger.
Since March 1994 combines studying as an opera singer at the Grazer Musikhochschule with engagements in shows like SUGAR, FLEDERMAUS  and HAIR.Natasa is often invited to give concerts of Bosnian folksongs

Paul Wimberger, 
Waiter in the Cafana Kasper
 
 

Born in Vienna, graduated from the Conservatory of the City of Vienna as a singer/actor. 1988 starred as Hamlet in Sergei Dreznin´s OPHELIA - OPERA IN BLUE. Performed at the Vienna Burgtheater in Brecht´s MOTHER and Shakespeare parody OTHELLERL, at the Vienna Chamber Opera the ROCK-BOHEME. Since 1995 again is doing projects with Sergei:
ROMEO & JULIET IN SARAJEVO, children´s opera MAX & MORITZ and the operetta pastiche THE WHITE HORSE INN. Also does film, TV (Austrian hit series KOMISSAR REX). Paul is one of the few musicians who can bring the beauty of the opera singing together with the aggression and power of rock music.

Maida Karisik, Escort   
Born in Sarajevo, studied architecture, her studies were interrupted by the war and resumed in Zagreb (this time opera singing), sang in the choir of the Croatian National Opera House.1993 was awarded a diploma at the National Music Competition. Since 1994 lives in Vienna and studies opera at the Conservatory of the City of Vienna. October 1994 took part in Benefit Concerts in Mostar and Dubrovnik, where she sang the alt solo in the Mozart´s CORONATION MASS.
Anatoly Dorovskikh, Tybalt:

Born in Donetsk, Ukraine. After military service graduated the Moscow College of Circus and Variete Art as an actor/singer. As the compere of the Russian group „Circus on Stage“ travelled throughout the whole Soviet Union. For more than 15 years is performing with Alexej Levinsky’s studio „Theatre“ in Moscow, first in the underground, than on the stage of the Moscow Yermolova Theater. Projects with Sergei Dreznin include OPHELIA - OPERA IN BLUE (Laertes, LP in London, 1988), A FEAST IN THE TIME OF THE PLAGUE (Berlin, Moscow and Vienna), DON JUAN (Moscow, Vienna) and VICTORY OVER THE SUN (Vienna, Klagenfurt, Salzburg, Moscow and St. Petersburg). As a Moscow enterpreneur organized the First Festival of the Free Theatre Groups (Vysotsky Festival) in Russia´s capital.

Vesna Petkovic, Angel:

Born in Nis, Serbia. At present time studies jazz singing at the Grazer Musikhochschule in Graz, Austria. Performs jazz and gospel with her own jazz formation and in HAIR at the Graz Opera House. 

Reinwald Kranner, UN Officer:

Born in Styria, Austria. Studied drums at the Graz Musikhochschule, formed his first band at the age of 13. Graduated from the Conservatory of City of Vienna as an actor/singer. Plays in a wide range of musical theatre, from Vienna operetta (SISI by Fritz Kreisler) to musical
(Emperor Franz Josef in the hit musical ELISABETH), from rock-opera (Jesus in JC SUPERSTAR) to modern opera (GOMORRA at the Vienna Volksoper). Sang Walsingham in Sergei Dreznin´s A FEAST IN THE TIME OF THE PLAGUE in Berlin, Moscow and Vienna. Reinwald writes and performs his own songs, four of which appear on his first CD SILVERSTEIN.

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