Anglicky | Jana Ctverackova - Co Si Muzete Zahrat

In the rich tapestry of Czech theatre and film, few names carry the quiet, versatile weight of Jana Čtveráčková . To the casual viewer, she is the familiar face from Terapie (the Czech adaptation of In Treatment ), the sharp-witted presence in Most! , or the nuanced performer in dozens of Czech crime series. But to ask her colleagues and international festival directors the question, “Co si můžete zahrát anglicky?” (What can you play in English?) is to open a door into a remarkable second career—one that bridges the linguistic and cultural gap between Central Europe and the Anglophone world.

Before she even learns her lines, she spends two weeks working with a dialect coach to “lock” the sound of the character. She records herself reading a page of the script, then compares it to a native speaker’s recording. She marks every vowel shift and consonant drop. “If the ‘t’ in ‘water’ sounds like a Prague ‘t’, the audience will stop listening to the emotion and start listening to the accent,” she explains. Jana Ctverackova - Co si muzete zahrat anglicky

Without a pause, Čtveráčková transformed. Her posture shifted. Her voice dropped an octave. For three minutes, she delivered a harrowing, slang-filled confession that left the room silent. When she finished, the director simply said: “That’s not an accent. That’s a soul.” In the rich tapestry of Czech theatre and

The next time a casting director in Prague, London, or New York asks, “Co si můžete zahrát anglicky?” they will already know the name. They will already have seen the reel. And they will already understand that Jana Čtveráčková isn’t just a Czech actor who speaks English. But to ask her colleagues and international festival

She is an actor for whom English is simply another stage—and she owns every inch of it. Jana Čtveráčková continues to perform in both Czech and English at venues including Dejvické divadlo and international festivals. She is represented for English-language work by [agency name if known, otherwise remove].