Jacek Mąka

A graduate of the The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. He has been part of the Jerzy Szaniawski Drama Theatre in Płock ensemble since 1984, and also performed in a number of Polish and foreign theatres, such as: Teatr Nowy in Lodz, Teatr Polski in Bydgoszcz, La Comedie de Saint Etienne, Théâtre de la Colline, Théâtre de la Tempête, Théâtre Ouvert, Théâtre Gérard Philipe à Saint-Denis, Théâtre National de Strasbourg in France. His stage debut in the Stefan Żeromski Theatre is the role in Bernard-Marie Koltès’s’ “Quay West”, directed by Kuba Kowalski.

At the Żeromski Theater, Jacek plays the roles of:

  • Father in „A horse on a knight” based on the book by Andrzej Gryżewski and Przemysław Pilarski "How to handle a penis", dir. Tadeusz Kabicz, 2025
  • Zeus in „MYTHOLOGY. i don't want to do nothing” by the duo: Daria Kubisiak, Weronika Krówka, 2024
  • Old Myszka, Amazarak, Lion in ”The Tale of the Snake's heart” based on Radek Rak's novel, dir. Marcin Liber, 2024
  • Jón in ”Helgi, son of Jón” by Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson, dir. Marta Streker, 2024
  • Duke Vincencio in ”Measure for measure” according to William Shakespeare, dir. Dan Jemmett, 2023
  • Movie producer, Übermother, Hersh's dead mother spirit, chief of the Navajo tribe in ”The Life and Death of Mr Hersh Libkin from Sacramento, CA” by Ishbel Szatrawska, dir. Łukasz Kos, 2023
  • Ciekocki, philologist in ”My Quail Has Escaped” according to Stefana Żeromskiego, dir. Michał Kotański, 2022
  • Alfons Frankenstein, Victor and William's father; Blindman, Agatha and Felix's father in “Frankenstein” in adapt. of Hubert Sulima, dir. Jędrzej Piaskowski, 2022
  • Richard Wagner in „Ludwig” by Jan Jeliński, dir. Jan Jeliński, 2022
  • in “But with Our Dead” based on J. Dehnel novel, dir. Marcin Liber, 2022
  • Gęba, courtier in “Kind of the Catnival” by Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz, dir. Jerzy Bończak and Michał Kotański, 2022
  • Bob in "The Birthday Suite" by Robin Hawdon, dir. Jerzy Bończak, 2021
  • William Smith in "The Kennedy Curse" by Jolanta Janiczak, dir. Wiktor Rubin, 2021
  • Raffaele, doorkeeper (dark soul) in "Oh, These Ghosts!" by Eduardo De Filippo, dir. Dan Jemmett, 2020
  • Leonid Gajew in “The Cherry Orchard” according to Anton Czechov, dir. Krzysztof Rekowski, 2019
  • Aslan in “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” according to C.S. Lewis, dir. Gabriel Gietzky, 2019
  • Werle in “The Wild Duck” by Henrik Ibsen, dir. Franciszek Szumiński, 2019
  • Casparus van Houten in “≈[Almost equal to]” by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, dir. Una Thorleifsdottir, 2019
  • Mr Jaskóła in “The Horizon” by Wiesław Myśliwski, dir. Michał Kotański, 2019
  • Edward Wurzel in “Shear Madness” by Paul Pörtner, dir. Jerzy Bończak, 2018
  • Mikołaj in “Bem. Cannon man return” by Maciej Łubieński, dir. Michał Walczak, 2018
  • Prince in “As you like it” among to William Shakespeare, text Maja Kleczewska, Łukasz Chotkowski, dir. Maja Kleczewska, 2018
  • Orgon in “Tartuffe” by Molier, dir. Ewa Rucińska, 2018
  • Kurtz 2 in “The Darkness” by Paweł Demirski, dir. Monika Strzępka, 2017
  • Maurycy Koch in “West Coast” by Bernard-Marie Koltès, dir. Kuba Kowalski, 2016

Awards:

  • The Wild Rose of the Journalists, 2022
  • The Wild Rose of the Journalists, 2019
  • Silver Cross of Merit, 2002
  • Silver Mask Award, four times– the award of the Płock Friends of Theatre Association