Scientific Journal of KubSAU

As a new theatrical phenomenon, monodrama of Grishkovets had an exploratory and experimental character. The article is devoted to investigation of the genre specifics in monodrama of Eugene Grishkovets. The particular attention is paid to the monodrama structure: spatial-temporal organization, the author’s presence and problems of the heroes. It mainly discusses the multiplex chronotope, including “vertical” and “horizontal space”, “closed” and “open space” in the theatrical text of Grishkovets, as well as the author’s position and the reflection in the context of relations between the author, the hero and the audience. The article analyzes the narrative tactics of the playwright, stressing, that unlike the other members of the playwrights in “New drama”, monodrama of Eugene Grishkovets is original for its unique, easily recognizable narrative tone, which is exactly prone to human reflection, for its interpretation of ethos of modern people, which is familiar and understandable to many of us. The author concludes that the specific narrative system in monodrama of Grishkovets not only creates the effect of deconstruction and diversification of the traditional theatrical art, which generated the “phenomenon of Eugene Grishkovets” on the stage of contemporary Russian drama, but also reflects the urgent problems of modern domestic drama in the context of the “New drama”