Contributors

is associate professor at Masaryk University, Department of Theatre Studies. In her research and lecturing activities, she focuses on the theory of theatre (especially from the perspective of cognitive studies), and the staging of opera (especially Czech stagings of operas by Claudio Monteverdi, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, and Bedřich Smetana). At present she focuses on the application of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Conceptual Blending Theory and Multimodal Metaphor Theory in the field of the analysis of opera production practice and reflections on directing operas.

is head of the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czechia. Her research interests include Shakespearean adaptations for children and young adults, reception studies, and the cultural impact of British and American theatre (not only) in Czechia. She has published extensively on these topics, exploring Shakespearean translations and adaptations, as well as the performances of British and American works staged in Czech theatres during the 20th and 21st centuries. Notable publications include Anglo-American Drama on Pilsen Stages (2013) and Inter Arma non Silent Musae: English and American Drama on Czech and Moravian Stages during the Great War (2017), which provide insights into the intersection of literature, culture, and performance history.