Theater "Snuffbox": history, repertoire, troupe

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The Snuffbox Theater was created by Oleg Tabakov, People's Artist of Russia. His repertoire includes both classical and contemporary plays. Today this theater is one of the best not only in Moscow, but also in Russia.

History

The Snuffbox Theatre, the photo of the building of which is presented in this article, began its existence in 1978. Its creators are the actor and director O. P. Tabakov and artist D. Borovsky. It was they who found a basement for the theater in a residential building on Chaplygin Street. Pupils and teachers of the workshop of Oleg Pavlovich in GITIS cleaned the garbage with their own hands and painted the future refuge. The hall was very small, it included only 10 rows. Initially, it was a theater studio led by Oleg Tabakov. Then she changed her name. Developed into the theater "Snuffbox".

The troupe was determined back in 1974. It was then that Oleg Pavlovich chose teenagers to study in his studio. Children studied under the program of a theater university, they were taught several subjects: stage movement, acting, sketches, speech, etc.

The most talented students O. Tabakovinvited to his first course at GITIS. It was these graduates who made up the first troupe of the Snuffbox. Among them were: Elena Mayorova, Andrey Smolyakov, Sergey Gazarov, Larisa Kuznetsova, Igor Nefyodov and others.

The first performance of "Snuffbox" was based on the play "And in the spring I will return to you …". The young team immediately became popular. The audience loved him. But the Soviet authorities remained indifferent to him. The theater refused all requests. As a result of this, the artists wandered around other people's stages. As a result, Oleg Pavlovich was forced to attach his actors to various theaters of the capital. After that, he recruited a second year of students at GITIS. Of these, the second troupe was formed.

The Snuffbox Theater has returned to its basement. Rehearsals have already begun with a new cast. In 1987, Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov achieved the status of a state theater for his theater. The "Snuffbox" troupe has been replenished for many years mainly by graduates of Oleg Pavlovich. So, at one time such personalities as Vladimir Mashkov, Sergey Bezrukov, Evgeny Mironov, Yana Sexte, Olga Krasko and others came here. The first three broke into the cultural life of the country brightly, swiftly and forever.

Repertoire

The Snuffbox Theater offers its audience the following repertoire:

• "Storm. Variations";
• "Devil";
• "Not everything is carnival for the cat";
• "School for wives";
• "Nameless Star";
• "Actor";
• "Sister Hope";
• "Emma";
• "Biloxi Blues";
• "Wife";
• "Two angels, four people";
• "Madonna with a flower";
• "Marriage 2.0";
• "Fear and misery in the Third Empire";
• "The Marriage of Belugin";
• "Cricket on the stove";
• "Wolves and sheep";
• "Marriage";
• "A story about happy Moscow";
• "The year I was not born";
• "Seagull";
• "Epiphan Gateways";
• "Adventure";
• "Waiting for the barbarians";
• "Doll for the bride";
• "Viy";
• "Fathers and Sons";
• "Your life for your friends";
• "Three sisters";
• "Jeppe-of-the-mountain".

Troup

Remarkable artists work in the troupe. The actors of the Tabakerka theater are familiar to a wide audience due to their numerous roles in films and serials. List of artists and trainees of the troupe:

• E. Germanova;
• M. Itchy;
• Oh. Krasko;
• A. Chipovskaya;
• I. Aidlen;
• Oh. Blok Mirimskaya;
• A. Smolyakov;
• E. Kashporov;
• R. Khairullina;
• A. Laptev;
• E. Miller;
• N. Elenev;
• I. Sexte;
• M. Khomyakov;
• Oh. Lenskaya;
• A. Usoltsev;
• B. Brichenko;
• I. Shibanov;
• S. Belyaev;
• M. Sachkov;
• A. Liming;
• D. Paramonov;
• A. Fomin;
• M. Schultz;
• N. Kachalova;
• P. Tabakov.

And many more bright names.

Guest artists

The Snuffbox Theater actively cooperates with many famous artists.

The productions feature the following guest actors:

• Sergey Bezrukov;
• Kristina Babushkina;
• Vanguard Leontiev;
• Maxim Matveev;
• Alexander Semchev;
• Valery Khlevinsky;
• Alexander Golubev;
• Vladimir Krasnov;
• Daria Moroz;
• Raisa Ryazanova;
• Rostislav Baklanov;
• Yuliana Grebe;
• Danila Steklov;
• Olga Barnet;
• Ivan Melnikov;
• Natalia Tenyakova;
• Irina Pegova;
• Aleksey Knyazev;
• Boris Plotnikov.

And many more.

Theatre manager

The Snuffbox Theater was founded by its permanent artistic director, rector of the Moscow Art Theater School named after Anton Chekhov, People's Artist of Russia, famous actor O. P. Tabakov.

Oleg Pavlovich was born in 1935, on August 17 in the city of Saratov. His parents were doctors. Oleg Pavlovich in high school was engaged in a theater circle at the Palace of Pioneers. This is what influenced his choice of profession. In 1935, O. Tabakov became a student at the SchoolMKhAT studios. He was one of the best on the course. The artist played the very first film role while still a student. The first theater in which Oleg Pavlovich served as an actor was Sovremennik. At that time, its leader was Oleg Efremov. After the latter was transferred to the Moscow Art Theater, O. Tabakov headed Sovremennik.

In 1973, Oleg Pavlovich decided to become a teacher and teach young people. As a result, O. Tabakov organized his own studio.

In 2001, he received the position of artistic director at the Moscow Art Theater named after A. P. Chekhov.

Today, Oleg Pavlovich runs two theaters, acts in films, plays in performances, teaches and is engaged in social activities.