A film-reflection about the theater, about the role of an actor. A scene from the performance of the Moscow Art Theater "The Seagull" with the participation of I. Smoktunovsky, A. Myagkov. A scene from the theater performance on Malaya Bronnaya "Marriage" with the participation of A. Kamenkova, N. Volkov, L. Durov, L. Bronevoy. Scene from the performance of the Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi Theater "Richard III" with the participation of R. Chkhekavadze (in Georgian). Scene from the play "Richard III" performed by the artist of the Vakhtangov Theater M. Ulyanov. A scene from the play of the Theater of the Soviet Army "Holy of Saints" I. Druta with the participation of artists I. Ledogorov, N. Pastukhov. Scenes from the performances of the Lenin Komsomol Theater "Cruel Intentions" by A. Arbuzov with the participation of the artist A. Abdulov, "Juno and Avos" with the participation of N. Karachentsov. A scene from the play "Hurry to Do Good" by the Sovremennik Theater with the participation of artists T. Degtyareva and M. Neyelova. A scene from the Moscow Art Theater play "It's Over" based on Albee's play with the participation of People's Artists of the USSR A. I. Stepanova, M. I. Prudkin, M. I. Babanova. A scene from the performance of the Mossovet Theater "Truth is good, but happiness is better" with the participation of FG Ranevskaya. A scene from the Maly Theater play "Back to Square One" with the participation of People's Artist of the USSR I. Ilyinsky. A scene from the performance of the Leningrad Bolshoi Drama Theater "Kholstomer" with the participation of O. Basilashvili, E. Lebedev, M. Volkov, M. Kovel. Scene from the performance of the Leningrad Lensovet Theater "People are not passion". Theater critic N. Krymova talks about the theater with the chief director of the Moscow Art Theater O. N. Efremov, People's Artist of the USSR M. Ulyanov, N. Pastukhov. The main director of the BDT G. A. Tovstonogov, the chief director of the Lensovet Theater I. Vladimirov, the director of the theater on Malaya Bronnaya A. Efros talk about the theater, working with actors. O. Efremov and actress T. Lavrova during a rehearsal of Gelman's play "Alone with Everyone" on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater. I. Vladimirov during a rehearsal of Arbuzov's play "Remembrance" on the small stage of the Leningrad Lensovet Theater. Yuri Lyubimov, chief director of the Taganka Theater, during a rehearsal of Anton Chekhov's play "Three Sisters" with actors Shapovalov, N. Gubenko, V. Zolotukhin. Rehearsal with actors of plastic scenes in Volodin's play "The Lizard", scenography of the Mayakovsky Theater A. Droznin.