D. Sarapinas was born in 1969, in Ukmergė. In 1987 he graduated from Secondary School. In the same year, he started studying at Kaunas Polytechnical Institute. He was taken to serve in the Soviet army and didn‘t return to his studies. In 1991 he entered Vilnius Cultural School, completed the 1st course. In 1992 he started studying acting at the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy (course mentor – D. Tamulevičiūtė). In 1997 he graduated from the Academy and gained a master‘s degree. From 1996 to 1998 he worked in Vaidila Theatre and in 1999 – in the State Youth Theatre. Since 1999, he has been working in Vilnius Theatre Lėlė.
Roles by D. Sarapinas in Vilnius Theatre Lėlė:
2024 Algirdas Verba, other roles | ALL YOU DON'T HAVE (based on the poet V. Kukulas' poems) | Director R. Kazlas, designer N. Keršulytė
2024 Atas | OSCAR AND THE THREE MUSKETEERS (based on the novel by A. Dumas) | Director E. Piotrowska, designer M. Dracz, composer W. Blazejczyk
2023 Jonas Vileišis, prof. Žygimantas Liauksminas, Lizdeika, Vytas, etc. | MY VILNIUS, MINE (based on the novel by J. Žilinskas) | Director P. Tamolė, designer G. Brazytė, composer T. Dešukas
2023 The Storyteller | KARLSSON (based on the book by A. Lindgren, "The Little Man and Karlsson Who Lives on the Roof") | Director A. Storpirštis, designer N. Keršulytė, composer A.Jelin
2022 Various roles | THE CHOICE (based on the book by E. Eger) | Director G. Radvilavičiūtė, designer J. Skuratova, composer R. Matačiūnaitė
2022 Various roles | RIDDLE(S) | Director, designer A. Paukštienė, composer V. Leistrumas, choreographer S. Mikalauskaitė
2021 Coffee Grinder | COFFEE GRINDER | Director E. Piotrowska, designer M. Dracz, composer W. Blazejczyk
2020 Various roles | N. Indriūnaitė CLOUDS | Director, designer A. Paukštienė, playwright N. Indriūnaitė, composer F. Latėnas, choreographer S. Mikalauskaitė, video projection designer V. Žumbys
2020 Chipotle | CIPOLLINO (based on The Adventures of Cipollino by G. Rodari) | Director Š. Datenis, scriptwriter T. Laucius, designer A. Dubra, composer V. Leistrumas
2019 The Gardener | DUCK, DEATH AND THE TULIP (based on the book by W. Erlbruch) | Director J. Trimakaitė, designer C. Guyo, composer T. Demay
2019Various roles | N. Indriūnaitė THE RED BOOK | Director E. Piotrowska, designer J. Skuratova, composer V. Bartulis, choreographer S. Mikalauskaitė
2019 The Patient | DOCTOR GLAS (based on the book by H. Söderberg) | Director R. Kazlas, designer N. Keršulytė
2018 Various roles | THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (by O. Wilde) | Director and designer G. Radvilavičiūtė, designer R. Valčik, composer R. Mačiliūnaitė
2018 Theatre Director | PINOCCHIO (by C. Collodi) | Director Š. Datenis, designer A. Dubra, composer V. Leistrumas, choreographer S. Mikalauskaitė
2017 Various roles | DIRECTION (based on the comic book Sens by M. Antoine-Mathieu) | Scriptwriter and director J. Trimakaitė, designer C. Guyon, composer T. Demay
2016 Various roles | S. Geda A GIRL AND A LARK THAT SINGS AND DANCES | Director A. Mikutis, designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė, composer O. Ditkovskis, choreographer S. Mikalauskaitė
2015 Mykolas Laukys | FIND ME | Director R. Kazlas, designer N. Keršulytė
2014 Various roles | E. T. A. Hoffman SANDMAN | Director G. Radvilavičiūtė, designer R. Valčik, composer V. Bartulis
2013 Alarm-clock | TICK-TACTICS (based on M. Macourek‘s fairy tales) | Director M. Žukauskas, designer A. Dubra, composer A. Bumšteinas
2013 The Cartographer | NOT THE WAYS OF THIS WORLD (based on the works by and life of K. Donelaitis) | Director R. Kazlas, designer N. Keršulytė
2012 Various roles | PUSS IN BOOTS (based on the fairy tales by Ch. Perrault) | Director A. Mikutis, designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė
2010 Various roles | J. Marcinkevičius THE WAR OF MUSHROOMS | Director A. Mikutis, designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė
2008 Michael | R. Kundrotas MARY POPPINS (based on the work by R. Travers) | Director A. Žukauskas, designer N. Keršulytė, composer A. Jasenka, choreographer S. Mikalauskaitė
2007 Žilvinas | EGLĖ, THE QUEEN OF SERPENTS | Scriptwriter, director and designer V. Mazūras, composer F. Latėnas
2007 Grandfather | THE TALE OF GRANDMOTHER | Director C. Csato, designer J. Skuratova
2005 Silvester‘s Fife | A. Gustaitis SILVESTER‘S FIFE | Director and designer R. Driežis
2005 Boy | N. Indriūnaitė THE MUSIC BOX | Director and designer J. Skuratova, tutoring director R. Driežis, composer I. Jankaitis
2004 Angel | THE TALE OF KINGS | Director and designer R. Driežis
2003 King, Cat, Dwarf, Prince | N. Indriūnaitė SNOW WHITE AND SEVEN DWARFS | Director N. Indriūnaitė, designer N. Keršulytė
2003 Prince | THE THREE TREASURES | Director and designer R. Driežis
2002 The Pig, Kitten | S. Maršakas THE CAT‘S HOME | Director A. Mikutis, designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė
2002 Prince, Stepmother, Daughter, Mouse, Courtiers | N. Indriūnaitė CINDERELLA | Director N. Indriūnaitė, designer R. Driežis
2002 Professor Preobrazhenski | M. Bulgakov DOG‘S HEART | Director J. Lingys, designer R. Valčik
2001 The Teacher, Dungeon Inhabitant | THE BLACK HEN | Director R. Driežis, designer J. Skuratova
2001 Prince Arthur | S. Siudika THE PRINCESS AND THE SWINEHERD (based on the tale by H. Ch. Andersen) | Director A. Mikutis, designer N. Keršulytė, composer O. Ditkovskis
2000 The Rabbit, Hare Paikis, Fish | L. Caroll ALICE IN WONDERLAND | Director D. Duškinas, artist A. Radzevičius
Since 1999 John the Chimney Sweeper (replacing S. Viltrakis) | A. Gricius THE INCIDENT AND FOUR SPARROWS | Director A. Mikutis, designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė, composer S. Dikčiūtė
1999 The Piglet Nuf | S. Siudika THE THREE LITTLE PIGS (based on S. Michalkov) | Director A. Mikutis, designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė
1999 Piero | THE ADVENTURES OF BURATINO | Staging author and director E. Jaras, artist A. Šulcaitė, R. Valčik, composer S. Mikolaitis