Lipetsk Drama Theater: repertoire, history

Lipetsk Drama Theater has existed for almost 100 years. In his repertoire are classical plays, as well as works by Soviet modern playwrights, staging children's fairy tales.

History of creation

Lipetsk Drama Theater named after Tolstoy LN Was opened in the summer of 1921. The first performance was the play "Savva" by Leonid Andreev. It was put by the director VASruslov. In the winter, there were premieres of such performances as "Kashirskaya Starina", "Privolnoe Life", "Dark Spot", "Wave" and so on. There were 25 actors in the troupe. Artists invited local and Moscow. Since 1923, the theater has not had its own troupe. In the winter time on its stage there were no performances, in the summer bands from other cities came on tour.

In the 1930s, the city authorities decided to restore the stationary theater and collect its own troupe. In 1931 actors were recruited. The premiere performance of the revamped theater was held in February 1932. It was the play "The First Horse". The inhabitants of Lipetsk fell in love with the theater from the very first performances. Then the actors presented to their audience such performances as Othello, Woe from Wit, Anna Karenina and other classical plays. Also, the theater did not ignore the plays of contemporary playwrights. Since the building was small and could not accommodate all comers into the auditorium, the troupe organized outreach performances that were held in working clubs.

During the war, many actors went to the front to defend their homeland. Some of them died. Artist V.Litavrin received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. One of the streets in Lipetsk named in his honor. The theater continued to work in the war years. The artists went on fronts with performances and concerts.

In the late 50's - early 60's of the 20th century, the Lipetsk Drama Theater changed its repertoire. Now the main characters of the productions were people brave, disinterested, hard workers who are able to fight. For example, N.Virta's play under the name "Dali was not seen". The main heroine of this production is the secretary of the district committee, who is fighting for new ideals of morality.

In the 60-70s of the 20th century the theater flourished. The repertoire was supplemented by a large number of different productions.

In 1981 the theater was named after L.N. Tolstoy. This phenomenon is unique. In Russia there is no more theater that would bear the name of this writer. In 1994, there was another significant event. The theater was awarded the title of "state academic".

Director of the theater

Lipetsk Drama Theater is headed today by Tatyana Vasilyevna Gorelova. A graduate of the Moscow Institute of Culture. Has a medal "For Services to the Fatherland". And also the title of Honored Worker of Culture of Russia. Her career began as a director of the House of Culture in the Usman district. From 2008 to 2015, T. Gorelova was the head of the department of culture and art in the Lipetsk region. For the years of her work in this position, she took part in the creation of four regional institutions. Tatyana Vasilievna participated in the implementation of several interesting projects, including "Tale of the City of Yelets" and "Donskoy Legend". T. Gorelova was appointed to the post of director of the Lipetsk Drama Theater in April 2015.

Repertoire

The repertoire of the Lipetsk Drama Theater is wide and varied. The troupe pleases its spectators with performances both in classical plays and in the works of contemporary authors. Also a large number of theater productions are designed for a children's audience.

Performances for spectators over 12 years old:

• "The Angel of H".
• "Bankrut".
• "Academy of laughter."
• "Uncle Ivan".
• "The Angel of Mary."
• "The room of the bride."
• «God's dandelions».
• "Monsieur Amilcar".
• "She is".
• "Duel".
• "Colonel-bird".
• "Quadrate of a circle".
• "Private soldiers".
• "The Lost Husband."
• "A family portrait with an outsider".
• "Marriage".
• "Old-fashioned comedy."
• "And your" Villain "will live forever."
• "A dream in a dream."
• Hotel of Two Worlds.

Performances for spectators under 12:

• "The Royal Cow".
• "Swan geese"".
• "Molodilnye apples".
• "Mermaid".
• "The chunks on the backstreets."
• "Frosty."
• "Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
• "The Snow Flower".
• «Thumbelina».
• "About Ivanushka the fool."
• "Puss in Boots".
• "The Treasures of Captain Flint."

And also other productions.

Troupe

The Lipetsk Drama Theater in Sokol is represented by 42 talented artists. Among them are 3 People's Artist of Russia. They are: Zinaida Vladimirovna Cherednichenko, Mikhail Leonidovich Yanko, Olga Aleksandrovna Pakhomova. And also 6 Honored Artist of Russia.

Festival

Lipetsk Drama Theater Tolstoy LN In the 80 years he became the founder of the Melikhovsky Vesennes. This is a theatrical festival, which takes place in the Moscow region Melikhovo. In the Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Museum-Reserve, various theatrical companies play on his works. There is a festival since 1982. Previously, only Russian troupes gathered for the Melikhov Vesny. Since 1999, the festival has gained international status. In 2010, the 11th International "Melikhovskaya Vesna" was held, which is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.

Literary meetings

As already mentioned above, the Lipetsk Drama Theater is the only one in our country that bears the name of the writer Leo Tolstoy. This fact obliges the troupe and management to much. The theater conducts serious educational activities. In particular, this is the organization of literary meetings. This event takes place every year in the theater. On these meetings from all over the country and from other countries come artists, directors, writers, theater experts, critics, philologists, art historians. The event is held in the form of a conference.