Theater is my love. "Family Happiness"

Two mini-comedies combined in one production. The plays of the same name by A.P. Chekhov's "Bear" and "Offer". It would seem completely different plots. Why did they decide to combine for the audience?

Bear

The inconsolable widow cannot accept the loss of her husband. More than half a year has passed, Elena Ivanovna is in deep depression. Sharpened herself in the walls of the house for the rest of her life, as she told the lackey, she does not want to let anyone in, every day tears in her eyes. Her husband brought her many troubles during his life, changed her "right and left", but when you lose a person, all the flaws seem trivial.

Suddenly an unexpected guest appears ... a creditor.

Grigory Stepanovich - the owner of the estate next door.

Demands the return of the money that Elena Ivanovna’s late husband owed him.

A woman asks to wait two days with a return - the clerk will return and pay.

Grigory Stepanovich is adamant, even though Elena Ivanovna pleads him. He says he will not leave the house, no matter how long it takes.

A man in his anger is already offended at all women, says Elena Ivanovna, who they are, "twists", who do not know how to love, and by any means try to achieve their goals.

Passions flare up. The interior of the scene in bright colors adds heat to the production. It is not possible to expel an uninvited guest, neither persuasion nor indignation help.

Left in the photo servant Luke.

The widow is not inferior, she still loves her late husband. The lender calls her to a duel. She is agree. Duel so duel!

Elena Ivanovna does not know how to shoot, she never took a weapon into the hands. Brings pistols and asks to teach her to shoot his opponent.

Oh, that he allows himself!

And then I will not tell. Think or read, see the play, it deserves it.

Sentence

In contrast to the previous miniature, the following story.

To a landowner Stepan Stepanovich, a neighbor, Ivan Vasilyevich, came with a serious offer - to ask for the hands and hearts of his daughter Natalia.

The groom for some reason began to remember about their illnesses. It is unlikely that he was smitten with love for her neighbor, but still she is a profitable party. Instead of confessions, offers of hands and hearts, Ivan Vasilyevich suddenly mentions that he belongs to one of the estates.

Natalia says that this is their family property. Neighbor stubbornly claims the opposite. A dispute arises.

No longer a dispute, but a real quarrel, not one wants to give in, everyone proves his own truth.

The indignant Ivan Vasilyevich leaves the house, threatening with court, having forgotten the purpose for which he came. Natalia is angry at her neighbor's behavior.

Father tells Natalia about the true reason for her neighbor's visit. Natalia liked this, she is already upset by what has happened.

He immediately asks his father to return the neighbor. She after all feels sympathy for him though.

Ivan Vasilievich returns. Natalya decided to soften the former heat of relations, she started a conversation about hunting. Immediately there was again an argument - whose dog is better. Already and father got involved. Everyone claims that by all means their dog is the best.

The groom does not stand up and faints. Natalia rushes to the rescue.

And then the plot, I will not tell.

The play "Family Happiness" is currently in the repertoire of the Drama Theater. I.S. Turgeneva, Russia, the city of Orel.

Despite the seriousness of the plots "The Bear" and "The Proposal" these are play-jokes. No need to focus on the little things, hide behind the conventions - this is a key idea that unites the two scenes. Staging easy with a bit of humor, from the first minute involves in what is happening on the scene, uplifting.

I am glad that the performance attracts viewers of different ages - from the young to the elderly.