Black Monk
The Black Monk
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, THE BLACK MONK is the tragic tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Kama Ginkas’ dramatization of Chekhov’s story for The Moscow Young Generation Theater has become a theatre sensation. The show has won the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production at the Baltic House international theater festival in St. Petersburg.
Director: Kama Ginkas
Design: Sergey Barkhin
Assistant Director: Nikolai Aksenov
Lighting Technician: M. Biryukov
Sound: A. Radugin
Kama Ginkas’ dramatization of Chekhov’s story for The Moscow Young Generation Theater has become a theatre sensation. The show has won the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production at the Baltic House international theater festival in St. Petersburg.
Director: Kama Ginkas
Design: Sergey Barkhin
Assistant Director: Nikolai Aksenov
Lighting Technician: M. Biryukov
Sound: A. Radugin
Genre
Drama,
Theater,
Literary Adaptation
Runtime
120
Language
Russian
Director
Kama Ginkas
Cast
Black Monk: Igor Yasulovich,
Tanya Pesotskaya: Julia Svezhakova,
Yegor Pesotsky: Valery Barinov
Played at
Fine Arts Theatre 3.05.17 - 3.05.17
Town Center 5 3.05.17 - 3.05.17
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