Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre ( hy, Հրաչյա Ղափլանյանի անվան դրամատիկական թատրոն) is a
municipal theatre founded in 1967 by Hrachya Ghaplanyan. It is located in the
Kentron district
Kentron ( hy, Կենտրոն վարչական շրջան, translit=Kentron varčakan šrĵan), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It comprises the downtown, the commercial centre of the city. As of the 2011 census, the ...
of Yerevan, on 28 Isahakyan Street.
It was opened with a performance of
Vsevolod Vishnevsky
Vsevolod Vitalyevich Vishnevsky (russian: Все́волод Вита́льевич Вишне́вский, – 28 February 1951) was a Soviet and Russian writer, screenwriter, playwright and journalist.
Early life
He was born in 1900 in Sain ...
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An Optimistic Tragedy
''Optimistic Tragedy'' (russian: Оптимистическая трагедия) is a play written by Vsevolod Vishnevskiy in the Soviet Union in 1933 with a dedication to the 15th anniversary of the Red Army.
The play is set in St. Petersbur ...
" in 1967, directed by Hrachya Ghaplanyan.
The theatre has toured Russia, the United States, Georgia, Bulgaria, Poland, England, Romania, and Hungary, and has participated in several Shakespeare festivals.
The theatre's program includes both classical and modern works, with over 100 plays having been staged in the theatre.
Today, there are 20 performances in the theatre's repertoire.
Staff
Artistic Director
Since 1986, the theatre's artistic director has been Armen Khandikyan.
Directors
Hrachya Harutyunyan, Grigor Khachatryan, Robert Harutyunyan, Armen Barseghyan and Jean-Pierre Nshanyan.
Actors
The troupe includes Guzh Manukyan, Artur Utmazyan, Evelina Shahiryan, Robert Harutyunyan, Hrachya Harutyunyan, Luiza Ghambaryan, Lusine Kirakosyan, and others.
See also
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Sundukyan State Academic Theatre
References
Theatres in Armenia
1967 establishments in Armenia
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Theatres completed in 1967
Buildings and structures in Yerevan