Kamensk-Ural Drama Theatre
About the company:
The history of Kamensk-Ural professional theater dates back to 1943, when the Lev Alston troupe, formed in 1924 as a mobile theater, settled in the city. In the 20s, the troupe played at different stage venues of the region, went to factories, mines, mines. The repertoire mainly consisted of classics: “Gadden” E. Voynich, “Paris” E. Zola, plays by N. Gogol, A. Ostrovsky, A. Chekhov, M. Gorky, A. Lunacharsky. During the Great Patriotic War, a frontline brigade was created on the basis of the mobile theater, leaving for the Volkhov Front.
Since 1943, the theater has acquired a permanent residence in Kamensk-Uralsky. In the repertoire there are plays by K. Simonov, L. Leonov, A. Korneychuk. The troupe consists of N. Istomin, A. Samarina, pupils of the Ural Theatre Institute Suvorov, Popov, Z. Saburova-Raskovalova Tarasov, Kazarin, etc. In the 60-70s of the XX century, the theater was located in a unique architectural complex of Old Kamensk - the building of the provisions warehouses of the Kamensky Plant. In 1967 a separate building was built for him.
In December 2006, the Kamensky Drama Theatre regained its historical name “Drama number three”.