Samara Academic Drama Theater. Gorky, whose history goes back to the 19th century, is located in a very beautiful and ancient building. Spectators affectionately call it a gingerbread house. The repertoire of the theater includes both serious productions and performances that are designed to entertain the audience.
Theater History
Samara Academic Drama Theater. Gorky, whose photo of the building is presented in this article, was opened in 1851. In 1888, a room was built for him, in which he is still located.
The Samara Theater was the first to stage a performance in Russia based on the work of M. Gorky. It was a play by Thomas Gordeev. In 1926, two events significant for the theater took place: he acquired the status of a state, and he had his own troupe.
In 1936, Maxim Gorky died. Then the theater was given his name.
In the 60s of the XX century, the troupe went on tour in the capital. In Moscow, the artists were 35 days. The Samara Academic Drama Theater named after M. Gorky brought to the Moscow audience several of his productions. The troupe's performances were held at two venues.
The honorary title "Academic", the theater was awarded in 1977. And in 1988 he received the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.
In 1996, the famous director Dmitry Astrakhan staged the play “Give Me Moonlight” in the Samara temple of Melpomene.
In 2003, the theater was given the following task: to attract as many spectators as possible. For three months, the troupe released several premieres.
In the same year, the theater decided to expand its creative horizons and took on a new musical genre for itself. The first musical performance in the repertoire was a work entitled “Sounds of Music”.
In 2005, the professor of SPbGAT V. Filshtinsky came to the theater. He conducted a creative laboratory for the troupe, which was organized to improve the skills of artists. Classes in plastic, acting and stage speech were held for the troupe.
In 2011, the theater was on tour in Israel. The troupe played their performances in six cities of this country. The tour was a great success, the press, critics and spectators spoke positively about the productions of the Samara drama. In the same year, the auditorium of the theater was renovated.
2011 was a jubilee year for the Samara drama - the theater turned 160 years old. The holiday was solemn and fun. In the first section, the artists presented the skit, and in the second, friends and colleagues congratulated each other on the anniversary of their native theater.
Today, the main director of the Samara Drama is Valery Viktorovich Grishko. The general director of the theater is Vyacheslav Alekseevich Gvozdkov.
Repertoire
Samara Academic Drama Theater. Gorky in the season 2015-2016. offers its viewers the following performances:
- "Love letters".
- "Russian vaudeville."
- "Six dishes from one chicken."
- "Paper gramophone."
- "Fallen leaves".
- "Man and gentleman."
- "Two loves of Anton Pavlovich."
- "Monsieur Amilkar."
- "Lie detector".
- "Those who have come have come."
- "Scarlet Sails".
- "The Shawshank Redemption".
- "There was a war tomorrow."
- "Jester Balakirev."
- "Bullets over Broadway."
And many other productions.
Artists
Samara Academic Drama Theater. Gorky gathered on his stage wonderful actors.
Theater troupe:
- S. Vidrashka.
- N. Ionova.
- L. Fedoseeva.
- E. Arzhaeva.
- E. Lazareva.
- E. Solovieva.
- N. Yakimova.
- O. Belov.
- S. Markelov.
- J. Romanenko.
- D. Evnevich.
- V. Mirny.
- N. Popova.
- V. Sukhov.
- H. Dyshniev.
- V. Moryakin.
- V. Saprykin.
And other artists.
"Monsieur Amilkar"
Samara Academic Drama Theater. Gorky this season presents the production of "Monsieur Amilkar, or The Man Who Pays." This is a story about a wealthy, attractive and wealthy man. He is lonely, but he wants human warmth, and the man cherishes the dream of having a family and a friend. The hero solves this problem in a peculiar way, attracting money to this. Monsieur Amilcar arranges a home theater. He hires a homeless person, identifying him as the best friend, an unemployed actress as a wife, and a young priestess of love as a daughter. All these people live in Amilkar’s house and play the roles that he offered them. At first, they do it badly. But gradually, they begin to believe in the proposed circumstances and already truly live the lives of their characters, experience real emotions and feelings.
Visiting Rules
Samara Academic Drama Theater. Gorky presents the audience with a number of requirements that must be observed when visiting performances. If the guest is late, then he is not allowed into the hall before the intermission. Purchased tickets can be returned or exchanged only if the performance is postponed to another date, replaced or canceled. It is forbidden to enter the hall in outer clothing, to bring large backpacks, suitcases, cameras, players, video cameras, drinks and food. Mobile phones must be turned off, since it is forbidden to talk on them during the performance.
Buying tickets
Through the Internet, you can purchase tickets for performances at the Samara Academic Drama Theater. M. Gorky. The layout of the hall, which is presented in this article, will help you choose a place that suits the visitor according to their location and cost. The price of tickets varies from 200 to 400 rubles. You can book a maximum of four tickets for each performance. The reservation is valid for two days and during this time the ticket must be redeemed at the box office of the theater. If after 48 hours the order is not redeemed, the reservation is canceled and after that the ticket goes on sale again.