Актьорски поколения в Народния театър
Actors’ Generations in the National Theatre

Summary/Abstract: The main problems discussed in the paper pertain to the following questions: How many actors’ generations there are in the Bulgarian National theatre during its whole history of about 100 years? Which are the factors that influence the change of one actors’ generation with another? What are the specific features of each generation that makes it different from the other? There is an accent put on the fact that both the number and the specific features of the different generations in the National theatre are connected with the factors, which have influenced the change of one generation with another. It is interesting that usually this change is made by the administration where part of the old actors are retired or fired and on their place new actors are appointed. The paper argues that although these acts often are associated with the name of a certain administrative or artistic director they are not based on complete subjectivity but are a result of objective circumstances. Moreover as a rule the leading motive of the directors pertains to their desire the theatre system, which with the years has become outworn and outdated, to be reformed and renewed. An attempt is made to find out the specific features of each generation. Here the main criteria were the following: 1. Age (date of birth). 2. Education, acting school. 3. Working period in the National theatre. 4. Repertoire and circle of roles. 5. Directing. Acting approaches and methods. A hypothesis is made that it is possible to outline several professional actors’ generations in the National theatre. Rather conventionally six generations are pointed out. There is one zero generation of amateur actors, who gave performances before the foundation of the National theatre as institution. That makes the generations of Bulgarian theatre seven, where six of them are especially connected with the name of the National theatre. The logic of such division follows the whole historical develop- ment of our theatre, its professionalization, institutionalization and modernization from the beginning until the end of 20th century.

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