Expanding the boundaries of creative activity, on December 9 and 10, 2024, the Russian Drama Theater of Stepanakert will present the play "The Too Married Taxi Driver" based on Ray Cooney's satirical play to the Yerevan audience and the guests of the Armenian capital.
In the history of the theater, the invited director, Yerevan K. It will be a precedent for staging a performance by actor and director Armen Margaryan of the Stanislavsky Russian State Drama Theater. "Excessively married taxi driver" is an exciting story about the life of an ordinary taxi driver, who unexpectedly gets involved in a complicated situation. It is not only a funny comedy, but also a story about love and loyalty.
The play makes us think about what sacrifices we are ready to make for the protection of our families and loved ones. Another feature of this event for Stepanakert Russian Drama Theater is that the actors will go on stage for the first time after their successful performance at the second international theater festival "Arctic Stage". There, the performance based on the works of Vladimir Mayakovsky and directed by Zhanna Krikorova, "With a Whole Voice" won two special awards.
The play "The Too Married Taxi Driver" was prepared with the support of the DIALOG organization. This time, the Stepanakert Russian Drama Theater will play on the stage of the Yerevan Youth Audience Theater. It should be noted that the DIALOG organization and the Board of Trustees of the Russian Drama Theater of Stepanakert created the necessary conditions throughout the year for the artistic director of the theater Zhanna Krikorova to prepare performances of various genres, from comedy to poetic performance.
Since the theater that was forcibly displaced from its native land does not have its own stage, the organization and the Board of Trustees of the theater rented the stage of the "Bohem" theater, Yerevan H. The stages of Tumanyan State Puppet Theater, Yerevan Youth Audience Theater and the hall of "Ani" Hotel. It should also be noted that Yerevan's "Moscow House" and "A Tun" creative center accepted one performance each, and in 2023. During the month of October, the theater troupe rehearsed at the "Russian House" in Yerevan.
Stepanakert Russian Drama Theater was founded in 2022 by writer and public figure Alexander Bordov.
The establishment of the theater in Stepanakert, as well as its revival in Yerevan after the forced displacement of September 2023, were supported by the partners of the DIALOG organization under the leadership of Yuri Navoyan, who is also the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the theater.
