Dramaturgy

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Sovietmetis; Teatras; Dramaturgija; Dramos; Istorinės dramos; Režisieriai; Realizmas; Ideologija; Lithuania; Soviet era; Theater; Dramaturgy; Dramas; Historical dramas; Directors; Realism; Ideology.

ENAll through the years of the Stalinist cult, dramaturgy, of all the art forms, was in the most wrethced and difficult situation. The dramatic conflict, which defines the essence of a theatrical work, was completely eliminated; playwrights were forced to consent to ideological dogma and the non-conflict theory. Theater had no choice but to show ideological productions, but what sustained their existence were classical (mostly Rlissian) plays. A new development in Lithuanian dramatic literature and in theater repertoires of that time / was applied writing, which used stage art to illustrate Soviet victories and the successful construction of kolkhozes. Only in the late 1950s did playwrights finally dare to include individual and relationship problematics in their writing and cautiously began to explore the psychological issues of a human being and raise not only classic ethical questions, but also issues dealing with the collective morale. Meanwhile, the plots of many contemporary dramas were based on the conflict between two societal forces - there was the "conservative" side that opposed the "progressive" side, which comprehended the need for change. Gradually, more and more characters with human faces and characteristics appeared on stage; these characters were determined to discard the old dogmas and promote a new lifestyle. More and more signs indicated that the theater had begun to free itself from thc iron grip of censorship. [Extract, p. 147]