Evhen Nyshchuk

Yevhen Mykolayovych Nyshchuk (Ukrainian: Євген Миколайович Нищук; born 29 December 1972) is Ukrainian theater and cinema actor, Merited Artist of Ukraine and a former Minister of Culture of Ukraine. Born 29 December 1972 in Ivano-Frankivsk. In 1995, he graduated from National University of Theatre, Film and TV in Kyiv. During the Orange Revolution, he was known as the "voice of Maidan." He became a moderator on the stage of EuroMaidan 2013-2014. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nyshchuk served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stationed in the area around Kyiv. In March 2024 Yevhen Nyshchuk, former Minister of Culture, was appointed as the new artistic director and general director of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater in Ukraine.

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POSITION: General and Artistic Director