Molnár Klára et al. (szerk.): Évkönyv a 2005/2006-os színi évadra (Budapest, 2007)
Bevezető
recent season. To call attention to the new material that was presented, we have clearly marked these new pieces and noted how many times they were performed. In the future we would like to publish this kind of information about the whole active repertory. We should state that, since the theatres are under no legal obligation to send any data to us, all the information we have is due to a mutual trust, and only the institution or person providing it can guarantee its exactness. We have no reason to doubt the data, though, with respect to number of performances, capacity, and seat prices, and where this data is not shown, it was either submitted in an incomplete form or had simply not yet been received at the time of printing. Where children’s performances and dance pieces are concerned, a new premiere is not always evident. The term “as guest” - used in our previous editions - has basically lost its meaning because companies have become more open and do not work with a permanent ensemble any more. Therefore, we excluded this term in this year’s listings. There are different terms for the individuals involved in the actor training programs at various theatres: studio member, academic acting student, university student, etc. We did not try to create a single category or abbreviation for these young people, but rather let the names stand as the theatres designated. The third chapter deals with the events of the season. It is followed by a theatrical bibliography for the year 2005 - this contains a list of relevant books on theatre that were published, as well as the published plays. Indexes can found to help the reader. Within the index of names, next to the name of the artist, there are two entry numbers: one that corresponds to the production number listed in the production index, and a second, italicized numeral that indicates pages where the artist is mentioned. Readers who are interested in a specific play may find additional information in the index of Hungarian and original titles, with referenced page numbers. We do not consider this present form to be final. We encourage any remarks or additions that may make our Yearbook more precise and up to date, and any corrections to the published data make our database more precise. With an eye to the future, we are preparing to make the database available to researchers in the coming years. We hope you enjoy this year’s edition. The Editors 10
