Samanishvili’s Stepmother
- Director: გიორგი კაშია
- Theatre:Zugdidi Shalva Dadiani state drama theater
- Date:
- 1 September - 20:00 hr,
Author: David Kldiashvili
Director: Giorgi Kashia
Scenography by: Anano Dolidze
Costumes Designer: Anano Dolidze
Choreographer: Giorgi Kobalia
Composer / musical adaptation: Giorgi Kashia
Assistant to the director: Nona Rogava
Cast: Bekina Samanishvili-Zurab Antelava
Platon Samanishvili-Gogi Guguchia
Melano-Salome Bhugadze
Kirile Miminoshvili-Andria Shamugia
Melano-Mzeko Chargazia
Aristo Kvashavidze-David Chogovadze
Elene-Marina Daraselia
Datiko Bregadze-Koba Matkava
Serapion Bregadze-Giga Abuladze
Valalo Bregadze-Levan Mamasakhlisi
Shapatadze-Merab Kakalia
Toastmaster-Zurab Lashkhia
Waiter-Giorgi Kobalia
Fortune-teller- Lana Phiphia
Kostaia-Irakli Jishkariani
The children of Platon Samanishvili-Nodar Berulava,Nikoloz Iosava,Giorgi Kitia,Gabriel Chargazia
Duration: 110 min. Without intermission.
The play explores the painful transition from a feudal, isolated way of life to the rise of capitalism, revealing the social upheaval brought about by this epochal change.
A widowed nobleman’s decision to remarry in his old age shocks and humiliates his son.
Determined to prevent the birth of a new heir, Platon takes it upon himself to choose a bride for his father, setting in motion a tense and complex family drama.
The year 1868 marks the beginning of professional theater in Zugdidi.
According to an article published that same year in the newspaper Droeba, the city’s first theatrical performance was Molière’s The Doctor in Spite of Himself. This event signaled the start of professional theatrical art in the region.
In the years that followed, productions such as Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and Molière’s Scapin’s Deceits were staged throughout Samegrelo. By 1897, the newspaper Tsnobis Purtseli reported on performances by Zugdidi students, including V. Gunia’s vaudeville The Hunter and A. Tsagareli’s Baikushi. In 1898, the local amateur theater scene came under the direction of Nikoloz Bukia, who staged G. Eristavi’s Separation.
At the time, performances often took place in family homes, on balconies, makeshift stages, or even in shop halls.
Today, the Zugdidi Theater continues to thrive as a dynamic center of artistic activity. In the past year alone, it has premiered fifteen new productions. Its current repertoire features work by guest directors, students, and recent graduates — all contributing to the rich and evolving theatrical landscape of Zugdidi.
General Manager/Manager : Giorgi Kashia
Contact Information: Tel: 592410621/ gkashia@tafu.edu.ge
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