The Georgetown Boys musical by Herand Markarian to be preformed in TorontoMarch 9, 2009 - 22:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 24 children and adults of the Hamazkayin will be performing in The Georgetown Boys musical by renowned Armenian playwright Dr. Herand Markarian in Toronto on Mar 15. The musical tells the true story of about 109 young boys who, after being orphaned during the Armenian Genocide, were brought to Canada to be trained as farmers in Georgetown, a suburb of Toronto. Herand Markarian was born in Basra, Iraq, in 1938. He appeared on stage at the age of 18 and directed his first play at the age of 20, before emigrating to the U.S. in 1962. Markarian earned a Ph.D. in chemistry, taught college briefly and worked as a senior research scientist with Bristol Myers. Simultaneously, he pursued his interest in theater, attending the Circle-in-the-Square School in New York, and writing and directing plays. He founded New York's Hamazkayin Theater Group in 1967, staging 36 productions and four multimedia programs. As an actor he has appeared in 40 roles. He has directed plays from the classic Armenian repertoire as well as modern classics. His own plays have been performed in Armenia, Canada, England, Greece, Lebanon, Syria, and the U.S. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |