UNION OF THEATRICAL FIGURES OF ARMENIA TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO YOUNG
PRODUCERS FOR THEM TO STAGE PERFORMANCES

YEREVAN, MARCH 7, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of the International
Theater Day, March 27, a new performance made on the basis of one of
William Saroyan’s works will be presented on the changed and repaired
stage of the Union of Theatrical Figures of Armenia. 1.5m out of 2m 300
thousand drams gained from the concert-telethon organized by the Union
of Theatrical Figures of Armenia as far back as on December 3 of
previous year has been allocated to producer Armen Elbakian for
carrying out the staging work of that play.

As Hakob Ghazanchian, the Chairman of the Union, said in his interview
to Noyan Tapan correspondent, the last floor of the Union building, the
hall, and the stage have been repaired with the resources of the fund
of the Union of Theatrical Figures of Armenia. According to H.
Ghazanchian, henceforth for the purpose of making performances on the
stage of the Union of Theatrical Figures of Armenia the fund will
provide money to all those, who will express willingness and will
present a program. H. Ghazanchian said that any producer or actor at
any moment can use the stage for rehearsals or staging new
performances. Besides, the fund will provide money to young producers
for staging performances.

"Staging performances will be exclusively free, there will be no
censorship. A commission will be just created from representatives of
different theaters, which will study the presented programs and will
provide some money," the Chairman of the Union of Theatrical Figures of
Armenia emphasized.

Besides, the fund will assist the gifted students of Yerevan Institute
of Cinema and Theater, the authors of course and graduation papers: the
Union will take these works and will make an attempt to stage them on
the Union stage. "This is a measure of strategic significance for the
theater, as many students in the years of studying have interesting
works, but they are lost afterwards. We should assist such young people
and give them a possibility to work," H. Ghazanchian said