The Drama Theater (Ryazan) has been around for centuries. He invariably pleases his viewer with a rich and varied repertoire. The troupe has wonderful, talented actors.
Theater History
One of the oldest cities in Russia is Ryazan. The drama theater, which was founded here, is one of the oldest in our country. The year of its foundation is considered to be 1778. For the first time the theater of the city of Ryazan was mentioned in the report on the inspection of the province. This document is dated March 5, 1787. The theater building at that time was wooden. The report is kept to this day in the state archive of the city. The theater at that time was called the “Opera House”. The very first troupe of the city consisted of yard and released girls and boys.
One of the few provincial cities that had a stationary troupe before the 19th century was Ryazan. The drama theater, the photo of which is presented in this article, at that time presented the following productions to the public:
- "Hamlet".
- The Examiner.
- "The magic shooter."
- Othello.
- "Kerim Giray - Crimean Khan."
Later, the Ryazan audience got the opportunity to watch the plays of A.P. Chekhov, A.N. Ostrovsky, then M. Gorky on the stage.
Thanks to the appearance of the “Opera House” in Ryazan, the city has become a major touring center. Actors who served in the imperial theaters, as well as provincial, but famous throughout the country, artists began to come here. On the stage of the Ryazan drama, even Ira Aldridge, the world famous tragedian from America, performed.
In 1862, the Opera House became a city drama theater. Such celebrities as F.I. Chaliapin, M. Schepkin, M. Petipa, M. Tarkhanov, K. S. Stanislavsky, M. Ermolova and others have visited here.
In 1899, on the stage of the Ryazan Drama Theater, the legendary Seagull premiered. The repertoire was updated. A permanent troupe appeared here in 1935. Two years after this event, the theater received regional status. During the war, artists performed in front of fighters in hospitals.
In 1961, the building was built for the theater, in which it is located today. The auditorium seats 700 people.
In the 90s of the 20th century, the theater was headed by Zh. V. Vinogradov. From her very first productions, she demonstrated her great creative potential. She puts on performances brightly, expressively and inventively. The performances of Zh. Vinogradova are the real golden fund of the theater.
Recently, a hall with a small stage was opened here. It contains only 65 seats. Here, performances based on poetic material are performed. One of the same performances was created based on the poetry cycle of Sergei Yesenin “Persian motifs”. A theater with this production took part in the competition of poetry performers Sergei Yesenin and took 1st place.
In 2013-2014, the main director of the Ryazan drama was Sergey Vinogradov.
Today the theater is headed by Karen Nersisyan. The troupe often takes part in contests and festivals, delights the viewer with new productions, preserves and develops the traditions of Russian art, while not lagging behind modern life.
Repertoire
The Drama Theater (Ryazan) repertoire offers its audience a diverse, here both adult productions and children's. Today you can watch the following performances:
- "Beauty."
- "The truth is good, but happiness is better."
- "School of temptation."
- "The fate of man."
- "The birthday of the cat Leopold."
- Donna Lucia.
- "Train to the country of scoundrels."
- "Love story".
- "White acacia."
- "The Dragon".
- "Old Fashioned Comedy."
- "Invitation to the castle."
- "An angel came out of the fog."
- "My favorite monkey."
- “As Nastenka almost became Kikimora”
- "The little finger boy and his parents."
- "Dangerous ties".
- “Right to Left.”
- "The eldest son."
- "Solaris".
- "At the ark at eight."
- "Two evenings in a fun house."
- "Alchemy of love."
- "And the dawns here are quiet."
- "The Bremen Town Musicians".
- "Masha."
- "The magic dreams of Kuzma."
- "Dreams of love."
- The prima donnas.
- "Right to Left."
- "Woe to the mind."
- "Acting dressing room."
- "The Snow Queen".
- "Once Upon a Time in Chicago."
- "Crazy money."
Museum
The Drama Theater (Ryazan) invites the audience to visit their museum before and during the intermission of each performance. It was discovered in 1987. Its creation was dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the theater. In the museum you can see posters, programs and photographs of past years, learn about the history of the theater from the moment of its creation to the present day. The exposition tells about the brilliant actors and directors who served here. There are stands that are dedicated to the war. Here you can see costumes from various productions, diplomas, orders and awards.
Troupe
The Drama Theater (Ryazan) is, first of all, a wonderful collective. Here serves 41 talented actor. Among them are People's Artists of Russia. These are S. M. Leontiev, L. P. Korshunova, B. Ya. Arzhanov. The title of Honored Artist of Russia has 6 actors. These are T. A. Petrova, O. V. Pichurin, V. I. Smirnov, L. M. Mitnik, A. A. Zaitsev, A. N. Konopitsky.
Ticket Acquisition
Various methods of buying tickets for performances are offered by the city of Ryazan to its guests and residents. Drama Theater provides the opportunity to purchase tickets directly at their box office. You can make a purchase in the theater or book seats by phone. Group applications are accepted. The cost of tickets varies from 100 to 600 rubles. Depending on which room the production is in, for whom it is intended, and so on. There are also days when student discounts are available.
The scheme of the hall presented in this article will help you choose tickets to the drama theater (Ryazan).
How to get there
Drama Theater (Ryazan) is conveniently located on Theater Square. House number - 74. Nearby are the streets: Yesenina, Lenin and Tsiolkovsky. Also nearby is a puppet theater.