Solutions to win: charity performances of The Konotop Witch play raise $1 mln for military and humanitarian needs

Photo: Facebook / Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater

Alvina Kaminska

Two benefit showings of The Konotop Witch play, directed by Ivan Uryvsky, were hosted as part of the Entrepreneur of the Year event and fetched a million dollars at the charity auction.

The Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater reported that.

"Two charity showings of the play The Konotop Witch by director Ivan Uryvsky were sold for one million dollars at the @forbes.ukraine.official auction as part of the Entrepreneur of the Year event," the theater noted.

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The funds will be directed to:

• Part of the amount will be an essential contribution to supporting the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
• Another part will go to humanitarian initiatives organized by Epicenter K.

^{Photo: Facebook / Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater}

"It is necessary to help the Defense Forces of Ukraine in every possible way, and art is a good example of this: it supports the spirit, unites, and reminds us of what we are fighting for. This is, in particular, about our performances, which not only inspire but also become an important tool for accumulating funds for the needs of the armed forces," Yevhen Nyshchuk, director of the Franko Theater, says.

^{Photo: Facebook / Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater}

As noted in the theater, art has the power to inspire and change reality.

"We thank everyone who joined this charitable initiative. Together to victory," the theatre managers summarized.

For reference:

In Kyiv, the Theater on Mykhailivska presented the play "The Best Day and Other Troubles" by playwright Maryna Smilianets based on documentary stories of recently graduated Ukrainian boarding school students.

During the second wave of the all-Ukrainian tour, the MUR creative association put on 25 shows commemorating the Executed Renaissance and raised a substantial sum for the needs of Ukraine's armed forces.

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