Molnár Klára et al. (szerk.): Színházi Évkönyv 2006/2007-es évad (Budapest, 2008)
Bevezető
have not separated the productions of the open-air theatres and the Hungarian theatres operating outside Hungarian borders. This grouping is an attempt to express that these performances organically belong to Hungarian theatre art. It has become increasingly difficult to determine the genre of each theatre piece. However, we did list the new opera productions separately, as, in our opinion, they do belong to a different genre. The strongest trend in the Hungarian theatre tradition is the ensemble-based repertory season. Therefore, it makes the most sense to publish each company’s repertoire individually, listing the performances from the most recent season. We have clearly marked the new pieces and noted how many times they were performed in order to call attention to the new material that was presented. In the future, we would like to publish this 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 accuracy. Though we have no reason to doubt the accuracy of the data - with respect to the number of performances, capacity, and seat prices - some of it was either submitted in an incomplete form or had simply not yet been received at the time of printing. When there was a question regarding missing or incomplete data, we left the field blank. Where children’s performances and dance pieces are concerned, a premiere is not always evident. The term “as guest artist” - as used in our previous editions - is no longer being used, as more companies are open to working with outside artists and are no longer rigidly married to permanent ensembles. 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 listed the names as the theatres designated. The third chapter deals with the events of the season. It is followed by a theatrical bibliography for the year 2006. The bibliography contains a list of relevant books on theatre and plays that were published during the year. Indexes can also be 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 number 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 publication to be conclusive or final. We encourage any remarks or additions that may make our Yearbook more precise and up to date, and we invite any corrections to the published data to make our database accurate. With an eye to the future, we are preparing to make the database available to researchers in the coming years. The Editors 10
