{"id":8921,"date":"2026-11-10T22:17:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/podiya\/the-lord-of-the-black-forest\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T22:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:52:26","slug":"the-lord-of-the-black-forest","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/podiya\/the-lord-of-the-black-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lord of the Black Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vasyl Shershun<\/p>\n<p>Premiere on November 24, 2019<\/p>\n<p>Vasyl Shershun, Honored Artist of Ukraine, has written his own fairy tale about a swamp dweller, fireflies, a witch, and other folklore characters. The story takes place in a spooky realm of dark forces and is filled not only with the struggle between good and evil, but also with music, songs, and dances.<\/p>\n<p>As a director of children\u2019s plays, Vasyl Shershun is best remembered for the cheerful musical fairy tale \u201cThe Amazing Little Bird,\u201d which became a highlight of the children\u2019s repertoire at the region\u2019s largest theater.<\/p>\n<p>He is making his stage debut as the author of a children\u2019s play, although he has already staged several of his own \u201cadult\u201d plays and adaptations. Thus, Vasyl Shershun has joined the ranks of contemporary Transcarpathian playwrights (Oleksandr Havrosh, Yevhen Tyshchuk), whose children\u2019s plays are performed on the stages of professional theaters across Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Production team for the performance \u201cThe Lord of the Black Forest\u201d: Director \u2013 Honored Artist of Ukraine V. Shershun; Set Designer \u2013 Honored Artist of Ukraine E. Zaitseva; Choreographer \u2013 V. Babuka<\/p>\n<ul class=\"zv-credits\">\n<li>Music by N. Petrun, K. Yakubik-Gamaga<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Director \u2013 Y. Chorna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Characters and Performers<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"zv-credits\">\n<li>The Lord of the Black Forest, Chakhlyk the Immortal \u2013 Honored Artist of Ukraine S. Barabash, artists R. Zhogin and V. Dovganich<\/li>\n<li>The Swamp Dweller \u2013 Honored Artist of Ukraine V. Shershun, artists A. Matsak, Y. Mocharko<\/li>\n<li>The Black Beetle \u2013 performed by M. Slovyanyn, V. Babuka, D. Hnatiuk, and R. Dzurynets<\/li>\n<li>Grandma Yagusia \u201cI\u2019m So Proud of Myself\u201d\u2014performed by K. Yakubik-Gamaga and K. Bilak<\/li>\n<li>Grandma Yagusia \u201cI\u2019ll Eat It All Up\u201d \u2013 performed by S. Mavrits, Y. Chorna<\/li>\n<li>Grandma Yagusia \u201cI\u2019m Whirling Like a Whirlwind\u201d \u2013 art by L. Volkovska, K. Berez<\/li>\n<li>Firefly 1 \u2013 art by O. Morgayeva-Babuka, N. Fecho, art by O. Dzurynets<\/li>\n<li>Firefly 2 \u2013 art. by K. Shcherbanich, E. Lipunova<\/li>\n<li>Firefly 3 \u2013 art. O. Yavorska, M. Palfi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stribokonyky, Soloveiky, Chakhlenyata, and Haty\u043d\u043a\u0438 on Chicken Legs\u2014art by N. Fecho, O. Morgayeva-Babuka, K. Shcherbanich, O. Yavorska, E. Lipunova, and M. Palfi<\/p>\n<p class=\"zv-tickets\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uzhgorod.kontramarka.ua\/uk\/povelitel-cornogo-lisu-94203.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tickets on the theater\u2019s website \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Photos from the performance<\/h3>\n<div class=\"zv-gallery\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dramteatr.uz.ua\/images\/vustavu\/povelitel-chornogo-lisu\/volodar-temnogo-lisu.jpg\" alt=\"The Lord of the Black Forest \u2014 Photo 1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"zv-source\">Poster and photos: \u00a9 Transcarpathian Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after the Sherehiy Brothers, published with the theater\u2019s permission. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dramteatr.uz.ua\/repertuar\/vistavi-dlya-ditej\/povelitel-chornogo-lisu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The performance\u2019s page on the theater\u2019s website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vasyl Shershun, Honored Artist of Ukraine, has written his own fairy tale about a swamp dweller, fireflies, a witch, and other folklore characters. 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