Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theater in Kraków
The Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theater in Kraków is one of the oldest public stages in Poland and a national institution of culture, first opened in 1781. It was named after renowned Shakespearean actress Helena Modrzejewska.History
The Theatre was created by Feliks Oraczewski, a member of the Polish Parliament, and the actor Mateusz Witkowski. On October 17, 1781 the Cracow city authorities gave Witkowski permission to perform comedy under the condition that he pay fifty Polish zloty a month to the municipal treasury. In 1798, Jacek Kluszewski,the starosta of Brzeg, took over the theater and converted two of his own buildings the corner of Szczepański Square and Jagiellonian Street into its permanent home. The Stary Theatre continues to operate at this location to this day. In 2016, the MICET Interactive Museum / Theatre Education Center opened in the theatre building's 13th century cellars.''
