Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre

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Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre
Հրաչյա Ղափլանյանի անվան դրամատիկական թատրոն
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Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre
Address28 Isahakyan Street
Yerevan
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Coordinates 40°11′20″N44°31′12″E / 40.18889°N 44.52000°E / 40.18889; 44.52000
Type Theatre
Opened1967
Website
Official website

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.

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It was opened with a performance of Vsevolod Vishnevsky's "An Optimistic Tragedy" in 1967, directed by Hrachya Ghaplanyan. [1]

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. [2]

Staff

Artistic Director

Since 1986, the theatre's artistic director has been Armen Khandikyan. [3] [4]

Directors

Hrachya Harutyunyan, Grigor Khachatryan, Robert Harutyunyan, Armen Barseghyan and Jean-Pierre Nshanyan. [5]

Actors

The troupe includes Guzh Manukyan, Artur Utmazyan, Evelina Shahiryan, Robert Harutyunyan, Hrachya Harutyunyan, Gohar Igityan, Luiza Ghambaryan, and others. [6]

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References

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  2. "About Us". Yerevan Dramatic Theatre. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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  6. "Actors". Yerevan Dramatic Theatre. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2022-07-13.