Answer the questions.

1. Who were the first Ukrainian-language plays written by?

2. Who were the pioneering Ukrainian actors?

3. When was the first professional Ukrainian theater founded?

4. Who were the leaders of the first touring theatres in Ukraine?

5. When was the first resident theater organized?

6. Who was the greatest innovator of Ukrainian theater?

7. What is H. Yura known for?

8. How many theatres does Ukraine operate at present?

4. Read the text and make a chart for B. Stupka’s life

Bohdan Stupka

Bohdan Stupka, born 27 August 1941 in Kulykiv, Lviv province. Stage and film actor. His repertoire includes roles from farce, satirical comedy, contemporary plays, and tragedy (including such roles as W. Shakespeare’s Richard III and Edmund in “King Lear”).

He completed study in the drama studio at the Lviv Ukrainian Drama Theater (1961-1967) and worked there as a lead actor. In 1968-1973 he was a student in the Faculty of Theater Studies at the Kyiv Institute of theater Arts, and in 1978 he joined the Kyiv Ukrainian Drama Theater. He acted in the films “A White Bird with a Black Mark”, “The Pipers”, “The Red Bells”, “Taras Bulba” and many others.

B. Stupka is the People’s artist of Ukraine and the Shevchenko prize laureate. He played his best stage parts in I. Franko’s “Stolen Happiness” (Zadorozhny), Sholom-Aleichem’s “Tevie-Tevel” (Tevie), M. Bulgakov’s “Master and Margaret” (Master), H. Skovoroda’s “Garden of Divine Songs” (Skovoroda).