A DEAD MAN’S MEMOIR

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Stage adaptation and direction Sergey Zhenovach
Set design Alexander Borovsky
Lighting design Damir Ismagilov
Composer Gregory Gobernik

“A dead man’s memoir” is based on “A Theatrical Novel”, which is believed to be even the most ridiculous piece of Mikhail Bulgakov.

The heroes of Bulgakov’s novels “The White Guard” and “A Theatrical Novel” appear in the dreams and nightmares of a young writer Maksudov, who reminds Bulgakov himself. Maksudov writes a play about what he has seen, and there starts a drama between the stage and the writer’s world. The theatre director Ivan Vasilevich (his evident prototype was the founder of the Moscow Art Theatre, Konstantin Stanislavsky) has an absolutely different view on the play, but Maksudov is not willing to make any changes. That’s why their relationship turn into a real phantasmagoria.

Running time 3h with intermission

CAST

Sergei Leontevich Maksudov, young writer – Ivan YANKOVSKY

Young writer’s nightmare – Sergei KACHANOV

Ilya Rafailovich Rudolphi, editor of the only private magazine «Rodina» – Grigor SLUZHITEL

Likospastov, writer – Nikita MOSKOVOY, Igor LIZENGEVICH

Young man without surname – Alexander PROSHIN

Ivan Vasilevich, one of the managers of The Independent Theatre – Sergey KACHANOV

Nastasya Ivanovna, Ivan Vasilevich’s aunt – Anastasia IMAMOVA

Foma Strizh, director of the Independent Theatre – Alexander PROSHIN

Poliksena Vasilevna Toropetskaya, secretary of the Independent Theatre – Katerina VASILYEVA, Evgenia GROMOVA, Maria SHASHLOVA

Gavriil Stepanovich, manager of the real assets of the Independent Theatre – Alexander SUVOROV

Lyudmila Silvestrovna Pryakhina, actress – Olga KALASHNIKOVA

Knyazhevich, actor, one of the founders of the Independent Theatre – Nikita MOSKOVOY, Grigory SLUZHITEL

Veshnyakova, actress – Maria KURDENEVICH

Bombardov, actor – Igor LIZENGEVICH

Vladychinsky, actor – Gleb PUSKEPALIS

Elagin, actor – Vyacheslav EVLANTIEV

Patrickeyev, actor – Dmitry LIPINSKY

Jew who works as a tailor – Alexander SUVOROV

Elena Vasilevna Thalberg – Maria KURDENEVICH

Nikolka Turbin, Elena’s brother, cadet – Vyacheslav EVLANTEV

Leonid Yurevich Shervinsky, lieutenant, personal adjutant of the hetman – Dmitry LIPINSKY

Lariosik, poet and unlucky person – Gleb PUSKEPALIS

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