Drama Theater (Samara): history, repertoire, troupe

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The Academic Drama Theater (Samara) appeared in the nineteenth century. Today, his repertoire includes performances based on well-known classical works and new plays by contemporary authors.

History

The Drama Theater (Samara), the photo of the building of which is presented in this article, has existed since 1851. It was then that a permanent professional troupe appeared in the city. In 1888 a new stone building was built for it. The theater is still located in it. This is a beautiful Russian-style building, reminiscent of a tower or even a palace. It was built according to the project of the architect M. Chichagov.

The Drama Theater (Samara) was the first in the country to put on its stage performances based on the works of Maxim Gorky. It was named completely state and stationary in 1926. During the Second World War, the repertoire mainly consisted of productions on military topics. The troupe went out with concerts in support of the defenders of the Motherland and home front workers. In the 1950s, the Drama Theater (Samara) went on tour to Moscow, where its performances were a great success. In 1977 he received the title of academician. In the 90s, such famous directors as D. Kaplan andDmitry Astrakhan. Today, Samara drama takes an active part in festivals and competitions, as well as actors go on tour in Russia and abroad. On the basis of the theater, a course of students was recruited for the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts. In November 2011, the theater celebrated its 160th anniversary. In honor of this event, a jubilee evening was held under the name "The same age as the province."

Repertoire

The Drama Theater (Samara) offers its audience the following performances:

• "Eight Loving Women";
• "Fallen Leaves";
• "While she was dying";
• "A Midsummer Night";
• "Lie Detector";
• "Those who came";
• "The Shawshank Redemption";
• "Jester Balakirev";
• "Scarlet Sails";
• "There was a war tomorrow";
• "Bullets Over Broadway";
• "Love letters";
• "Strange Mrs. Savage";
• "Pannochka";
• "Ladybugs return to earth";
• "Monsieur Amilcar, or The Man Who Pays";
• "The Man and the Gentleman";
• "Pit";
• "Barbarians";
• "About mice and people";
• "Six dishes from one chicken."

Troup

The Drama Theater (Samara) gathered a wonderful creative team under its roof.

Croup:

• I. Novikov;
• X. Dyshniev;
• P. Averin;
• D. Evnevich;
• E. Lazareva;
• F. Stepanenko;
• B. Ponomarev;
• L. Antsiborova;
• N. Yakimov;
• A. Evnevich;
• N. Lolenko;
• N. Popova;
• E. Arzhaeva;
• B. Sukhov;
• A. Yermilina;
• S. Markelov;
• N. Prokopenko;
• I. Baibikov;
• B. Zhigalin;
• Yu. Mashkin;
• F. Romanenko;
• B. Turchin;
• Oh. Belov;
• P. Zhuykov;
• B. Peaceful;
• E. Ruzina;
• B. Borisov;
• A. Shevtsova;
• G. Zagorsky;
• L. Fedoseeva;
• I. Morozov;
• B. Saprykin;
• S. Vidrashku;
• E. Ivashechkina;
• B. Sailor;
• B. Filippova;
• B. Smykova;
• B. Galchenko;
• N. Ionova;
• A. Netsvetaev;
• E. Solovyov;
• E. Shabalina;
• A. Gerasimchev;
• A. Korovkina.

Vladimir Borisov is the favorite of the public. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia. Vladimir is a graduate of the famous Theater School named after M. Shchepkin. Immediately after graduation, he entered the service in the Samara drama. This theatrical season, he is busy in performances:

• "There was a war tomorrow" (the role of Luberetskiy);
• "Scarlet Sails" (Longren);
• "August, Osage County" (Bill Fordham's role);
• "While she was dying" (Igor);
• "Jester Balakirev" (the role of Peter Romanov).