Dear friends,

We have some good news for you! First of all, we are happy to inform you that the troupe gathering took place on the 29th of August. The Theater Art Studio starts its 13th season – this time, as a federal theater.

Also, 11 graduates of Sergey Zhenovach’s studio in GITIS have become the troupe members. They are: Lev Kotkin, Alexander Nikolaev, Alexander Medvedev, Maria Korytova, Dmitry Matveev, Daria Mureeva, Elizaveta Kondakova, Daniil Obukhov, Katerina Kopylova, Varvara Nasonova, Nikita Isachenkov.

The first new performance of the season has a working title «Pushkin Hills». This theatrical composition, written by Sergey Zhenovach, is based on the tale of Sergey Dovlatov and Alexander Pushkin’s poems.

«It will not be a mere illustration to the tale plot. Instead, it will be a certain kind of poetical relation of two great writers, their destinies and their works to one another. I would like to compose a sort of dramatic action that unfolds according to the laws of poetry. The character from Dovlatov’s story is faced with the necessity of making choices, and he is on the verge of mental breakdown because he has to decide where to live, how to work and what to believe in. This is a hurtful subject, but it is all right to talk about it; to me, it seems a timelessly relevant theme», Sergey Zhenovach.

Besides, we are planning to start working on the production of Anton Chekhov’s play «Three Sisters».

And one more thing. When Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Alexander Zhuravsky visited the gathering to greet the troupe, he announced that Sergey Zhenovach will receive the Order «For Merit of the Fatherland» IV class. We are so happy and proud of him! Hooray!