Petras Venslovas (actor, artistic director) was born on December 28, 1949. He has finished studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Department of Actor’s Mastery. He has been working as an actor at Kaunas State Drama Theatre since 1972. Petras Venslovas is the founder and artistic head of Kaunas music ensemble Ainiai (1991-1999). He is also the founder and director of the Public Enterprise Theatre Projects (2002).

Major roles in theatre:

2008 Ivan Vasiljevich Lomov, Investigator. A. P. Chekhov "At the Barrier" (dir. Arvydas Lebeliūnas, Public Enterprise Happy People)
2006 Bruscone. T. Bernhard “Theatre Man” (dir. Sigutis Jačėnas, Public Enterprise Theatre Projects)
2004 Father Samuel – A.Miller “Salem’s Witches” (dir. R.Atkočiūnas, KSDT)
2003 Duke Myshkin. “Idiot’s Mass” according to the novel of F. Dostoyevsky “Idiot” (dir. Rolandas Atkočiūnas, Enterprise Theatre Projects) 
1997 Oboljaninov – M. Bulgakov “Zoika’s Flat” (dir. L. Ryškus, KSDT)
1995 Armando – W. Shakespeare “Love’s Labours Lost” (dir. G. Padegimas, KSDT)
1991 Hetch – G. Bond “Sea” (dir. C. Graužinis, KSDT)
1990 Gavėnas – A.Sluckaitė “Sand Claviers” (dir. J.Jurašas, KSDT)
1989 Antanas – A. Landsbergis “Five Poles in Market Square” (dir. V. Balsys, KSDT)
1988 Vydūnas – G. Jankus “Eternal Traveller” (dir. J. Ivanauskas, KSDT)
1986 Stranger – A. Strindberg “On the Way to Damascus” (dir. G. Padegimas, KSDT)
1981 Bernardas – K. Saja “Exchange of Souls” (dir. I. Bučienė, KSDT)
1980 Prof. Žigas – J. Grušas “Amber Villa” (dir. G. Padegimas, KSDT)
1978 Ivanov – A.Chekhov “Ivanov” (dir. E. Nekrošius, KSDT)
1978 Augustas – S.Šaltenis “Duokiškis Ballads” (dir. E. Nekrošius, KSDT)
1975 Young Man – E. Ignatavičius, J.Vaitkus “Pilgrim of Dreams” (dir. J. Vaitkus, KSDT)
1972 Valentino – M.Roshchin “Valentino and Valentina” (dir. L.Lurje, KSDT)

Performances directed at Kaunas Drama Theatre:

“There is a Land” – 1988
“Injections of Hope” – 1989

Major roles in cinema:

Janis. “Flight above the City” – Riga Cinema Studio
Colour-blind. “City of Birds” – Moscow Cinema Studio
Lieparskis. “Roots of Grass” – Lithuanian Cinema Studio

Theatre – literature programmes:

“Desire to Live” – from the literature heritage of M. K. Čiurlionis
“To Search for the Holy Grail” – fragments of dramas from Juozas Grušas
“Along the Pilgrim’s Road” – creative works and life of Adomas Mickevičius
“Poetry of Intimacy” – poetry of Jonas Aistis, letters and memories of contemporaries
“Lithuania of Oskaras Milašius”
Paulius Širvys “Distant Hope of a Traveller”
Vytautas Mačernis “Life is a Desirable Delusion”
Justinas Marcinkevičius “To Tear out Words from Darkness”

Awards:

2004 Medal of Vytautas Magnus Order
1996 Fortune award for Armando’s role in “Love’s Labours Lost” by W. Shakespeare.
1989 “Poetry Spring” – the best actor – reader.