Actors from Penza region were among the participants of the Second Vakhtangov International School

Three artists of Penza theaters passed a competitive selection and became participants of the Second Vakhtangov International School of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia. The educational program takes place from October 10 to 18 in the House of Creativity "Actor-Ruz", the press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Penza region told.

In total, 55 young actors from different regions of Russia and other countries take part in the project. All of them received invitations after the competitive selection.

The Penza region is represented by three artists. This is the actress of the Penza Drama Theatre Marina Matvevnina, who has been a member of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia since 2020, and her colleague Ilya Zotov, for whom the current theatrical season has become his debut. Also among the participants is the actress of the Penza Theater of Young Spectators Daria Kukleva. She is a member of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia since 2021 and the authorized Board of the Penza regional branch of the STD of the Russian Federation.

The first meeting of the school participants took place at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute and the Evgeny Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre.

A welcoming speech to the young artists was addressed by the People’s Artist of Russia Yevgeny Knyazev – rector of the Shchukin Institute, actor of the Vakhtangov Theatre and secretary of the Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation.

A rich educational program was prepared for the participants. It includes master classes of leading theatrical figures, classes in acting, stage speech, movement and plastic, as well as lectures on the history of Russian theater.

In addition, young artists will take part in creative meetings and work on the play of the classical repertoire.