Description of the attraction
The Moscow Art Theater named after A. P. Chekhov is a drama theater, formed in 1987 at the division of the Moscow Art Theater of the USSR. M. Gorky. Since 1989 the theater has been named after A. P. Chekhov. Until 2000, its artistic director was Oleg Efremov. In 2004, the word "Academic" was removed from the name of the theater. Nowadays, the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov is Oleg Tabakov.
The theater is well known for its traditional, classic productions of The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard after Chekhov. The productions of other classics - Gogol, Saltykov-Shchedrin. The theater is also known for staging performances by contemporary authors. The creative atmosphere in the theater will impress everyone who has visited this theater.
The theater building is located in the very center of Moscow - in Kamergersky Lane. The building is a historical monument, it was built during the reign of Catherine the Great. Theatrical atmosphere has reigned in the building for several centuries.
The Moscow Art Theater, which appeared in 1987. AP Chekhov, opened with the premiere of the play "Mother of Pearl Zinaida". The production was directed by Oleg Efremov.
At the Moscow Art Theater. A. P. Chekhov is a unique acting troupe. Over the years, the theater has worked: Iya Savina, Marina Golub, Stanislav Lyubshin, Oleg Mazurov, Evgeny Kindinov, Vladimir Kashpur, Dmitry Dyuzhev, Ekaterina Solomatina, Natalia Tenyakova, Oleg Tabakov, Anastasia Skorik, Mikhail Trukhin, Valery Troshin, Konstantin Khabensky, Yuri Chursin, Daria Yurskaya, Olga Yakovleva, Marina Zudina, Sergey Bezrukov, Renata Litvinova, Evgeny Mironov and many others.
At the Moscow Art Theater. A. P. Chekhov has a varied repertoire. In 1988, O. Efremov, O. Tabakov, I. Smoktunovsky played the roles in the play "Kabbalah saint" by M. Bulgakov. Famous productions by Oleg Efremov: "Moscow Choir", "Wedding Night, or May 37" by Petrushevskaya. "The Cherry Orchard" by Chekhov. "Woe from Wit" by Griboyedov. "Misha's Jubilee" by Gelman. "Boris Godunov" by Pushkin. Chekhov's Three Sisters. In 1994, the play "Brechtiana, or Schweik in the Second World War" based on the play by B. Brecht, was staged by Mark Rozovsky.
Nowadays the theater offers performances: "Karenin", "Last Summer in Chulimsk", "Zoykina's Apartment", "Old World Landowners", "Krechinsky's Wedding", "Marriage", "Lunar Monster", "A Little Bit of Tenderness" and others.
