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July 09, 2009
Over 4,000 People Attend Ardavazt Theater's "Who Is My Father?" Performances
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A comedic scene from AGBU Ardavazt Theater Company's performance of "Who Is My Father?" -
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A scene from AGBU Ardavazt Theater Company's performance of "Who Is My Father?"
The AGBU Ardavazt Theater Company of Southern California presented the two-act comedy "Who Is My Father?" at Pasadena's AGBU Alex Manoogian Center for eleven performances between February 7 and March 15, 2009, with an average attendance of 300 per performance. The production's success created the need for additional presentations on May 9 and 10, and an encore performance was presented weeks later for the Montreal community at the city's AGBU Center on May 23.
The impetus for Ardavazt's latest production began in 2003, when Ardavazt enjoyed great success with an Armenian production of "Yergu Gnig, Meg Erig" (Two Wives, One Husband) by British dramatist Ray Cooney. This prompted Ardavazt director Krikor Satamian to translate another Cooney play, "It Runs in the Family," which he adapted to contemporary California-Armenian life, making it more immediate and comical, and in the process changed its name to "Who Is My Father?"
The setting of this fast-moving farce, full of twists and turns, is the doctors' lounge of Glendale's St. Matthew Hospital, where preparations are being made for Christmas celebrations. The main event is an international medical convention, at which Dr. David Ezajian is the principal speaker. Suddenly, Hasmig Sarian, a former head nurse at the hospital, appears and announces that Dr. Ezajian is the father of her 18-year-old son, named Sevag. Dr. Ezajian becomes flustered over this unexpected news, particularly since his newly discovered son is arrested by the police while driving without a license. A truly comical atmosphere is created in this chaotic situation, as one lie after another is revealed.
An instant classic, the Armenian-language production has garnered critical acclaim from Armenian publications across California and Montreal, including Kevork Bedigian for Asbarez (February 26, 2009), D.A. Vanadour for Massis (February 28, 2009), Sarkis Majarian for Nor Hayastan (March 6, 2009), Khachig Janoyan for Nor Or (March 7, 2009), K. Dertadian Kouyoumdjian for Abaka (June 22, 2009) and an anonymous review in Nor Gyank (March 12, 2009).
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