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Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre (Armenian: Հրաչյա Ղափլանյանի անվան դրամատիկական թատրոն) is a municipal theatre founded in 1967 by Hrachya Ghaplanyan. It is located in the Kentron district of Yerevan, on 28 Isahakyan Street.
It was opened with a performance of Vsevolod Vishnevsky's "An Optimistic Tragedy" 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.
Famous actors who have performed at the theatre include Marie Rose Abousefian, Ashot Ghazaryan, Hrachya Ghazaryan, Rafael Kotanjyan, Evelina Shahiryan, Levon Sharafyan, and Anahit Topchyan.
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, Gohar Igityan, Luiza Ghambaryan, and others.
See also
Sundukyan State Academic Theatre
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre
- Hrachya Harutyunyan
- Hrach
- Yerevan
- Ashot Ghazaryan
- List of theaters in Yerevan
- Marie Rose Abousefian
- Gargar, Armenia
- Ruben Hakhverdyan
- List of People's Artists of the USSR