Eugenia Kregzhde’s debut as Tatyana Larina in the play

26 April 2013

Theater-goers have long appreciated the depth of talent  of Eugenia Kregzhde. The beginning of her career, her professional growth and meteoric rise are firmly connected to the Vakhtangov Theatre.In 2005, a graduate of the Shchukin theatre School has been invited to the company of the Vakhtangov Theater, where she soon was lucky enough to play the part of Valentina “in “Chulimsk last summer ” after  A.Vampilov and the role of Denisa in “Mademoiselle Nitouche” after F.Herve. These two roles, being so distant from one another,  to a certain extent have determined the acting range of Eugenia Kregzhde, who is capable of existing naturally in both psychologically subtle matter of the drama, and in the bright and eccentric comedy genre.

Yet a true revelation of Kregzhde as an actress belongs theater Artistic director Rimas Tuminas. Their first work together on a play “Troilus and Cressida” by W. Shakespeare, brought her an implicit love of the theatrical community. Her Cressida was a breakthrough in a life of the actress and; her real creative growth started from that moment.Today, Eugenia is a leading actress of the younger generation of the Vakhtangov Theater. The greatest directors, who worked in the theatre entrust to her the most starring roles: Sonya in the legendary “Uncle Vanya” by Anton Chekhov directed by Rimas Tuminas, Isabella in “Measure for Measure” by William Shakespeare, staged by Yury Butusov, Lisa in the stage version of the novel “Demons, directed by legendary Yuri Lyubimov. The explosive spirit, the inner depth and strength, a rich emotional palette, and, at the same time, the natural fragility and delicacy in the creation of a stage character are the inherent characteristics of the actor’s personality of Eugenia Kregzhde.The actress always meets the expectations of the director Rimas Tuminas, who sees the premiere not as a final result of his work, but as one of its levels. He watches every performance, after which the necessary talks with actors and further rehearsals are crucial.Work on the production of “Eugene Onegin” was tense. Eugene Kregzhde was originally seen by the director in the role of Tatiana, but a long malaise prevented the actress from an active work in the rehearsal process, so the rehearsals continued after the premiere.The talented actress reveal the details of the character of the heroine in her own peculiar way. The premiere with Eugenia in the role of Tatyana will take place on April 28, and her thorny path to the final is to be a success.