“A Man is Required”, Yerevan State Chamber Theatre

YEREVAN STATE CHAMBER THEATRE

“A Man is Required”

Drama

Original “Jan & Beatrice” by Carol Freshett.

Director of the play – Lusine Yernjakyan.

Total running time of the play is 60 minutes (without interruption).

The play opened on February 22, 2008 in Yerevan.

The performance «A Man Is Required» is about a search for love.

The heroes of the play are two people who feel spiritual emptiness.

There are no feelings and any affection inside them.

Beatrice desires for love. Jan has lost his hope for a real feeling long ago.

At first Jan evokes an interest in her, and then she experiences a feeling distantly reminding love.

Beatrice almost artificially tries to make herself believe that at last it is he.

All her methods face to Jan’s cold practicalness. It seems that now she will win

and everything will revive both in her soul and in her life. Jan, a little tempted by a probable

change in his life, changes sharply and now frankly tries to call in her a disgust towards him,

may be he hates himself, but it is too late, nothing can be changed.

The coming of a new guest, who has read Beatrice’s announcement about the searches of a man

and who will make her laugh, move her to pity, who will tempt her and will get an award for it,

means that the search is still continued.

Festivals

12.03.2008 – Armenia, Yerevan, “A Man is Required” play was presented at The Theatrical Week “2007-X”.

27.03.2008 - Armenia, Yerevan. The annual “ARTAVAZD” prize, held by the Theatre Workers Union, was awarded to Lusine Yernjakyan in the nomination as a “Best youngest director” for “A Man is required” play.

10.10.2008 – Armenia, Yerevan, “A Man is Required” play was presented at the 6^th International Performing Arts Festival “HIGHFEST”.

22.11.2008 – Armenia, Yerevan, “A Man is Required” play was presented at the III Republican festival of young theatrical directors.

Photo: Zaven Sargsyan, Marko, Arvin Kocharian, Marianna Meliksetyan, Sona Ter-Manyan