Which Georgian playwright is regarded as the founder of modern Georgian theatre?

The 19th-century playwright Giorgi Eristavi is regarded as the founder of modern Georgian theatre.12

In addition to his role as a director of the Georgian-language theatre, Eristavi was a significant dramatist who translated Russian comedies and wrote several notable works, including the drama Sheshlili ("The Madwoman") and the successful comedies Dava, anu tochka da zapetaia ("The Lawsuit, or Semicolon") and Gaqra ("The Family Settlement").1