The adult amateur troupe of the Telšiai Žemaitė Drama Theater is one of the oldest in Lithuania. 100-year amateur theater traditions have been marked by numerous awards and nominations at the Lithuanian amateur theater festivals "Atspindžiai", "Long live the theater".
Since 2017 the adult troupe is led by director D. Žilinskas.
in 2018 September 26-30 On the initiative of the director D. Žilinskas, the 1st theater festival "TEATRadimai" was organized in the Žemaitė drama theater. The festival is held every two years.
in 2018 The adult troupe of the Žemaitė Drama Theater took part in the Lithuanian centenary song festival "Vardan tos..." theater day "For you, the nation, the people" in Vilnius.
in 2018 on September 30, the directors B. Tserediani and D. Žilinskas released the premiere of the performance "Day of Independence", in which the actors of the "Savi" studio and the children's youth studio. The performance is intended to commemorate the centenary of Independence of Lithuania and Sakartvelo.
in 2018 in November, participated in the XXIV Lithuanian adult amateur theater festival "Reflections" in the regional inspection in Kelma. K. Saja's performance "Anapilin or the gravity of stupidity" was awarded with a diploma of the laureate of the festival - inspection "Reflections".
in 2019 the troupe participated in the international amateur theater festival "Baltijos rampa" in Kretinga, the 19th international theater festival - competition "Kartu" in Kurtuvėnai, the international theater festival "Theatre Cluster 2019" in Utena.
in 2020 the troupe participated in the international amateur theater festival "ARTimi" in Anykščiai.