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

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