Oldřich Nový, actor, translator, librettist, playwright, director, singer and dancer, theater director and organizer, was for many years the head of the Brno operetta, which he protected from extinction, cultivated with a repertoire of modern musical comedies, expanded and educated its audience base and acquired not only great actors, but also young authors, including František Kožík. He joined the Brno theater one hundred and five years ago (in 1919) and thus fulfilled his dream of working for an ensemble in which he would meet Leoš Janáček and Jiří Mahen. The program from the series Personalities of our region will commemorate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Oldřich Nový and will focus in particular on his Brno theatrical footprints.