““Theater is not a spectacle out of boredom,” an unexpected phrase came to my mind. Either I read it somewhere, or I heard it somewhere; It was either written by a poet or invented by a critic. In general, she became attached to me like a leaf. I tossed and tossed this phrase, so much so that by the end of the third day only one word remained from it - “theater”. Just at this time I was walking past our famous city academic drama theater, which recently, with a delay of only three years, celebrated its bicentenary. In honor of the theater's anniversary, our governor, mayor and a number of deputies were awarded orders and medals. True, one actor was also awarded. Certificate of honor. Posthumously..."