lined ▁stag ings , ▁heavy ▁on ▁met ap hor , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁stories ▁based ▁on ▁known ▁plays , ▁including ▁major ▁works ▁by ▁Shakespeare , ▁Anton ▁Che kov ▁and ▁F y odor ▁D osto ye v sky . ▁ ▁These ▁produ ctions ▁are ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁N ek ro š ius ' s ▁direct ing ▁career ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁institution ▁Men o ▁fort as ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁as ▁a ▁private , ▁non - pro fit ▁institution ▁by ▁E im unt as ▁N ek ro š ius , ▁N ade ž da ▁G ult ia je va ▁and ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁( sh or this ) ▁The ▁name ▁transl ates ▁to ▁“ fort ress ▁of ▁art ,” ▁and ▁applies ▁to ▁the ▁Vil nius - based ▁production ▁facility ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁the ater ▁company . ▁The ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁institution ▁is ▁to ▁produce ▁works ▁created ▁and / or ▁directed ▁by ▁Lith uan ian ▁director ▁E im unt as ▁N ek ro š ius ▁in ▁Lith u ania ▁and ▁abroad . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁works ▁represent ▁Lith uan ian ▁the atr ical ▁tradition ▁and ▁are ▁promoted ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁a ▁wider ▁audience . ▁However , ▁it ▁also ▁works ▁to ▁on ▁collabor ative ▁projects ▁with ▁other ▁institutions , ▁training ▁young ▁the ater ▁artists , ▁organ ize ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁cultural ▁events ▁fin anced ▁by ▁both ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁mon ies