From the first days, the Serbian National Theatre actors were also the cultural missionaries that made an impact to the cultural identity and conscience of the nation. In the theater, which was, in the early years of its existence was most often on tours, has grown into a group of great actors: Dimitrije Ruzic, Dear Spasic, Laza Telecki, Misa Dimitrijevic, Ilija Stanojevic, Dimitrije Spasic, Jefta Dušanović and, among them an extraordinary man, a wizard who could accomplish everything on the scene, the greatest artist of the Serb theater - Pera Dobrinović. In 1981, when the new building of the SNP was built, Pera Dobrinović statue was erected (sculptor Milanko Mandic). It was the first monument to an actor in the former Yugoslavia. 

• After visiting Belgrade in 1868, Prince Mihajlo, thrilled with the  actors from Novi Sad, calls Jovan Djordjevic to establish a permanent theater in Serbia. Accepting the invitation as a challenge and an honor, administration took half of the ensemble and brought them along, and seven years after the Serbian National Theatre  in the National Theatre in Belgrade was founded. In the post-war period, Serbian National Theatre held its glory.

 • Today, the Serbian National Theatre Drama Ensemble is a group of exceptional actors who performed the world's greatest parts of classical and modern, foreign and domestic authors.