“Jamadrutyun” with Arthur Elbakyan
Arthur Elbakyan is an actor and theatre, film, and television director and producer. Having lived in Armenia, Russia, Europe and the United States, Elbakyan has played over 30 leading theatre roles and has been the author and host of numerous television shows. He was the founder of the Theatre Studio “13” and also co-founded the first independent television channel in Armenia “AR”.
Elbakyan has received Best Documentary Short Award at the Los Angeles Film and Script Festival in 2013. Elbakyan’s “My Insane Shakespeare” play, which he wrote, directed and acted in, won in New York City the prestigious United Solo Audience award, created in partnership with Backstage Magazine. Subsequently, Arthur Elbakyan became a professional member of the Dramatist Guild of America.