1. The Mari National Drama Theatre named after Mayorov-Shketan
From the history
of the theatre

2. The beginning…
The first Travelling Theatre of Mari was founded on the 1-st of November 1919
On the 29-th of November 1919 the play of Tynysh Osyp was performed on its stage.
This day is the birthday of the theatre

3. Professional actors & actresses
In 1927 the first Mari studio of music-drama art was opened in Krasnokokshaisk .
18 girls & boys who wanted to be actors
were studying there for two years
In October 1929 the Mari State Theatre began its work

4. They were the first…
The first director was Ivan Timofeevich Belyaev ( )
The first playwrights were A.Konakov, I.Borisov, V.Muhin,
Mayorov- Shketan
The first actors were A.Savinov, N.Smirnov, P.Toydemar, A.Strausova, etc.

5. The change of the names…
On the 29-th of November 1948 the Mari State Theatre was named after the famous Mari playwright Maiorov-Shketan
In March 1949 the theatre got the name of the Shketan Mari United Drama Theatre

6. A modern theatre…
In April the Shketan Mari National Theatre was renamed to the Shketan Mari National Drama Theatre
Nowadays the theatre is 90 years old. It takes part in festivals & competitions of different ranks.
It is very successful & popular with audience
90 years old
90 years old