The theater of drama (Samara): history, repertoire, troupe

The Academic Drama Theater (Samara) appeared in the nineteenth century. Today, his repertoire includes performances of famous classical works and new plays by contemporary authors.

History

The theater of drama (Samara), photo of the building of which is presented in this article, exists since 1851. It was then that a permanent professional troupe appeared in the city. In 1888, for her was built a new stone building. In it the theater is located and still. This is a beautiful building in the Russian style, reminiscent of a tower or even a palace. It was built by the architect M. Chichagov.

The drama theater (Samara) was the first in the country to stage performances on Maxim Gorky's works on his stage. Completely state and stationary, it was named in 1926. During the Second World War, the repertoire consisted mainly of military productions. The troupe went with concerts in support of the defenders of the Motherland and the workers of the home front. In the 50s, the drama theater (Samara) went on tour to Moscow, where his performances were very successful. In 1977 he received the academic title. In the 90s, such famous directors as D. Kaplen and Dmitri Astrakhan collaborated with the troupe. Today, the Samara drama takes an active part in festivals and competitions, as well as actors go on tours around Russia and abroad. On the basis of the theater, a course of students was recruited to 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 of "Rovesnik Guberniya".

Repertoire

The theater of drama (Samara) offers its viewers the following performances:

• "Eight loving women";
• "Fallen leaves";
• "While she was dying";
• "On a summer night";
• "Lie detector";
• "Those who came came";
• "The Shawshank Redemption";
• "Jester Balakirev";
• "Scarlet Sails";
• "Tomorrow was a war";
• Bullets over Broadway;
• "Love letters";
• "Strange Mrs. Savage";
• "Pannochka";
• "Ladybirds return to earth";
• "Monsieur Amilcar, or the Person who pays";
• "Man and gentleman";
• "Pit";
• "The Barbarians";
• "On mice and people";
• "Six dishes from one chicken."

Troupe

The drama theater (Samara) gathered under its roof a wonderful creative team.

Troupe:

• I. Novikov;
• H. Dyshniev;
• P. Averin;
• D. Evnevich;
• E. Lazareva;
• F. Stepanenko;
• V. Ponomarev;
• L. Antsiborova;
• N. Yakimova;
• A. Evnevich;
• N. Lolenko;
• N. Popova;
• E. Arzhayeva;
• V. Sukhov;
• A. Ermilina;
• S. Markelov;
• N. Prokopenko;
• I. Baybikov;
• V. Zhigalin;
• Yu. Mashkin;
• J. Romanenko;
• V. Turchin;
• O. Belov;
• P. Zhuykov;
• V. Mirny;
• E. Ruzina;
• V. Borisov;
• A. Shevtsova;
• G. Zagorsky;
• L. Fedoseyeva;
• I. Morozov;
• V. Saprykin;
• S. Vidraschka;
• E. Ivashechkina;
• V. Moryakin;
• V. Filippova;
• V. Smykov;
• V. Galchenko;
• N. Ionova;
• A. Netsvetaev;
• E. Solovyov;
• E. Shabalina;
• A. Gerasimchev;
• A. Korovkina.

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

• "Tomorrow was a war" (the role of Lyuberetskiy);
• "Scarlet Sails" (Longren);
• "August, Osage County" (the role of Bill Ford);
• "While she was dying" (Igor);
• "Jester Balakirev" (the role of Peter Romanov).