In the article  was analyzed  by the authors the staged performance of the tragedy of M.Auezov “Abay” from the repertoire of the state Academic Kazakh Music and Drama Theater named after K.Kuanyshbayev. It pays great attention to the  value of Abai in the kazakh society and the importance of his work for each generation. The researchers, analyzing the stage and artistic solutions of the experienced director Alimbek Orazbekov, emphasize the search in acting games with convincing evidence. The article will focus on the most striking manifestations of the skills of Nurken Oteulov and Tlektes Meiramov in the role of Abai and the elder Abai. They comprehensively analyze the social realities of the time in which the poet lived, and contribute to the idea of a classic writer like Mukhtar Auezov. The authors did not ignore the fact that the theater team opened a new facet of the image of Abai, sought to prove his life position. Similarly, the games and statements of the creative ensemble are differentiated on the way to the artistic integrity of the performance.