Petra Svrtan

Petra Svrtan was born in Zagreb on 3 May 1994. She took her master’s degree from the Zagreb University Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2018 and has been the member of the Zagreb Youth Theatre (ZKM) company since 2021.

Shows played at ZKM: Anđeo od leda (Angel of Ice, directed by Árpád Schilling), 12. NOĆ ili kako hoćete (Twelfth Night or What You Will, directed by Grzegorz Jarzyna), Braća Karamazovi (The Brothers Karamazov, directed by Oliver Frljić), Višnjik (The Cherry Orchard, directed by Ivan Popovski), Čarobnjak iz Oza (The Wizard of Oz, directed by Saša Broz), Svjetlo pada (Light Falls, directed by Janusz Kica), Moj muž (My Husband, directed by Dora Ruždjak Podolski), Disanje (Breathing, directed by Olja Lozica), Proba orkestra (Orchestra Rehearsal, directed by Edvin Liverić), Tri X i ja (XXX and I, directed by Filip Nola / Arija Rizvić), Cement (directed by Sebastijan Horvat), and Monovid-19 (directed by Anica Tomić)

She also performed at other theatres and events, including the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, City Theatre Gavella, Kerempuh Theatre, Moruzgva, DeFacto, and Empiria Theatre and has worked with many renowned directors, such as Paolo Magelli, Bobo Jelčić, Ivica Boban, Tamara Damjanović, Arija Rizvić, Hana Veček, Dario Harjaček, Iva Srnec Hamer, Helena Petković, Dalibor Matanić, Stephanie Jamnicky, Polina Baraničenko, Goran Ribarić, and Ivica Buljan.

Petra received the following awards: the Croatian Actor Award in the category of best actress younger than 28 for her role in the show Govori glasnije! (Speak up!, Kerempuh Theatre), Sabrija Biser Award for the best young actress at the Days of Satire for her roles in Govori glasnije! (Speak up!) and Ponovno ujedinjenje dviju Koreja (The Reunification of the Two Koreas, Gavella), and the Nenad Šegvić Award for the best young actress at the International Small Scene Theatre Festival in Rijeka for her role in Disanje (Breathing, a co-production of PlayDrama from Split and ZKM).