The Nauma Orlova Drama Theater (Chelyabinsk) opened its doors in the first half of the 20th century. In his repertoire today, classical productions, modern plays, as well as fairy tales for children.
Theater History
Drama Theater (Chelyabinsk) has existed since 1921. The first performance was played by the play of Vl. Nemirovich-Danchenko "The Price of Life". There was no permanent troupe at that time. Money for the scenery and costumes was not allocated by the authorities and had to find funds from the money earned from the performances. The state began to finance the theater in the 30s of the 30th century. A permanent troupe formed in 1936-1938. This was the merit of the actor of the Maly Theater of Moscow Sergey Golovin. He came to Chelyabinsk on tour and was invited to work for two seasons in order to raise the professional level of local artists.
During the war years, the Drama Theater (Chelyabinsk) worked in Shadrinsk, losing its stage to the evacuated Moscow actors. During this period, the troupe was led by E.B. Krasnyansky. His performances were highly appreciated at the shows.
The status of the State Theater received in 1945. The first big tour of the troupe took place in 1950 in Leningrad.
In the 60s of the 20th century, young talented actors came to the drama theater (Chelyabinsk). Among them: G. Stegacheva, L. Arinina, V. Chechetkin, E. Baykovsky, O. Klimova and others.
Since 1973, for 30 years, the theater was headed by People's Artist of Russia Naum Yurievich Orlov. He expanded the repertoire. Thanks to him, the productions became more spectacular, more subtle psychologically. During his leadership, the theater began to master new genres. Another merit of Naum Yurievich is that he managed to assemble a strong troupe.
In 1982, a new, specially equipped building was built for the theater. His project was created by architect B. Baranov.
In 1986, the theater received the title of Academic. In the 90s of the 20th century, the troupe began to go on tour not only in different cities of Russia, but also in other countries.
The name of Naum Orlov was given to the theater in 2003.
The next head of the Chelyabinsk drama was V.L. Gurfinkel. With him, the repertoire included new interesting performances that were awarded prestigious awards.
In 2006, the theater celebrated its 85th anniversary. This year, the audience saw five premieres at once.
The Chelyabinsk drama was the first theater in Russia and in the world to stage a play by the French playwright J.L. Lagars "I was in the house and waited for the rain to come." The production team came to Chelyabinsk from France. It was headed by Christine Joly - a student of J.L. Lagarza.
The theater does not stand still, it is constantly looking for interesting plays, talented playwrights, artists and directors to present new performances to the audience.
Performances
The Drama Theater (Chelyabinsk) offers its viewers the following repertoire:
- "Scam in French."
- "Barbarians".
- "Pictures of Moscow life."
- "Blessed Xenia."
- "Puss in Boots".
- "God's dandelions."
- "Mistress of the hotel."
- "Chaos".
- "Uncle Ivan".
- "The End of Casanova."
- "Malachite Tale."
- "Soldier letters."
- "Jolly Roger".
- "Station Warden" and others.
Troupe
The Drama Theater (Chelyabinsk) gathered on its stage talented and multifaceted actors.
Troupe:
- Valentina Kachurina.
- Alexey Martynov.
- Elena Dubovitskaya.
- Marina Anichkova.
- Nikolay Larionov.
- Sergey Akimov.
- Tatyana Russinova.
- Faina Okhotnikova.
- Anastasia Puzyreva.
- Anna Silina.
- Vadim Dolgovykh.
- Vladislav Kochenda.
- Dmitry Volkov.
- Ekaterina Zentsova.
- Elena Brytkova.
- Larisa Mezhennaya.
- Mikhail Greben.
- Roman Chirkov.
- Sergey Chikurchikov.
- Tatyana Vlasova.
Reviews
The Drama Theater (Chelyabinsk) receives mostly enthusiastic reviews from its viewers. The public believes that the repertoire is remarkably selected here. Many who attend performances often write that this is the best theater in the city and one of the most striking in the country. There is a strong cast, artists brilliantly play their roles. The performances are always interesting and original.
According to the residents of Chelyabinsk, the theater is their calling card and pride. Its location is convenient - in the city center. Getting to it is easy. City guests write that every time they come here, they always come to performances at the Drama Theater (Chelyabinsk). Their reviews are no less enthusiastic than the townspeople themselves. The level of performances, according to viewers, is high. The scenery is large-scale and beautiful, very believable.