Nikolai Gogol AVENUE OF WONDER and Anton Chekhov The Great Nothing

 
The  Russian Arts Theater & Studio Presents 
Nikolai  Gogol 
AVENUE  OF WONDER  
 
February  27th to March 16th, 2016 Mondays to Saturdays at 8PM   
The  Balcony Theater - West Park Presbyterian Church.
165 W86th Street. New York,  New York 10024 
The  Russian Arts Theater and Studio return with the work of Nikolai  
Gogol. 
The  work of Nikolai Gogol, the strangest genius Russia has ever produced, 
comes  to life in The Russian Arts Theater and Studio's production of Avenue 
 of Wonder. Internationally renowned Russian director Aleksey  Burago 
directs this dark comedy featuring an ensemble of six  actors. Based on the short 
story Nevsky Prospekt, this  production will also re-inaugurate the 
historical Balcony Theater at West Park  Presbyterian Church, formerly home to the 
Shakespeare Center and the Riverside  Shakespeare Company.  
The  production is headed by one of Russia's most talented  directors, 
Aleksey Burago, a former protégé of Pyotr  Fomenko and famous for his work at 
the Hermitage  Theater and Aleksandrinka Theater (Beyond  Recognition), Moscow 
TV (Queen of Spades), Youth  Theater (The Emperor's New Clothes, Stoned), 
Interatelier  Theater (Fandor and Liz), and The Baltic House  Theater 
(Camille). Among Burago's productions in New  York City are Ah, My Dear Andersen 
(Time Out NY Critic's  Pick), Wonder Bread (Winner of Best Solo Show Award at  
The International United Solo Festival 2010), Uncle  Vanya, The Seagull, 
The Bear, Lady with a Lapdog,  with Jokes and a Happy Ending and most  
recently, the sold-out production of My Uncle  Chekhov. 
One  evening, while strolling along Nevsky Prospekt, the central avenue 
that remains  to this day the main artery of St. Petersburg, a distraught 
artist and a brazen  lieutenant encounter a mysterious prostitute and a young 
housewife. In their  separate pursuits of the women through the labyrinths of 
side streets,  courtyards and winding staircases, both men come to realize 
all is not what it  seems on the glittery avenue. As the rational plane of 
life slant beneath their  feet, these comic and self-deluding characters soon 
discover that between  everything ordinary there is a crack and deep in the 
shadows, peering up, are  the maddening fantasies of the human soul. This 
February, join the cast of The  Russian Arts Theater & Studio at the historic 
Balcony Theater and experience  the strange genius of Nikolai Gogol.  
Adapted  and Directed by: Aleksey Burago 
Featuring: Charles  Anderson, Hazen Cuyler, Luisa Menzen, Ariel Polanco, 
Christopher Zach and Di  Zhu   
For  more information, please visit: _www.russiantheater.org_ 
(http://www.russiantheater.org/) ,  _www.avenueofwonder.eventbrite.com._ 
(http://www.avenueofwonder.eventbrite.com./)  
Tickets  $25: _www.eventbrite.com/e/avenue-of-wonder-tickets-20136180859_ 
(https://www.eventbrite.com/e/avenue-of-wonder-tickets-20136180859)  
The  Russian Arts Theater & Studio Presents:   
The  Great Nothing 
Freely  based on Anton Chekhov's Swan Song, The Great Nothing (Про 
Великое  Ничто) 
 
Three Nights Only!  
March 17th to 19th, 2016 at 8PM 
The Balcony Theater, West Park Presbyterian  Church 
165 W86th Street, New York,  NY  10024 
*PLEASE  NOTE THIS SHOW IS PERFORMED IN RUSSIAN* 
The  Russian Arts Theater and Studio is pleased to announce acclaimed 
Russian  stage director Aleksey Burago is following his sold-out performances  of 
My Uncle Chekhov at the historic Balcony Theater  with The Great Nothing (
Про Великое Ничто) a comedy to be  performed in Russian by a renowned 
cast including Ernst  Zorin (Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, 
Vakhtangov  Theater), Gala Orlovsky (Prominent Artist of Ukraine Citation) and  
Sergey Nagorny.  
The  production is headed by one of Russia's most talented  directors, 
Aleksey Burago, a former protege of Pyotr Fomenko and  famous for his work at 
the Hermitage Theater and Aleksandrinka  Theater (Beyond Recognition), Moscow 
TV (Queen of  Spades), Youth Theater (The Emperor's New Clothes,  Stoned), 
Interatelier Theater (Fandor and Liz),  and The Baltic House Theater 
(Camille). Among his productions  in New York are Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, The  
Seagull, The Bear, and Lady with a Lapdog, with  Jokes and a Happy Ending.  
With  humor and wit, The Great Nothing s a love letter dedicated to  the 
theater. Enter the stage door and embark on a journey with four actors as  
they pay homage to Russian show business, its' rosy illusions, backstage  
romances, and battling egos. Freely based on Anton Chekhov's Swan  Song, the 
story revolves around Svetlovidov, a faded star torn between  ambition and 
exhaustion. The plot unwinds over the course of one evening  following a banquet 
in honor of the aging actor, where he learns the director  and the stage 
manager are planning to replace him in the next production. In the  hours and 
minutes leading up to the performance, clashes quickly take place, and  soon, 
easier consolations are found inside the vodka bottle. A satire  
intertwined with improvisations, dreams, and secret jokes that have survived  
countless generations at the stage wings, this delicious portrait of the world  of 
theater is not to be missed. 
Leading  the cast is legendary actor Russian actor Ernst Zorin, who has 
worked over  twenty years with the world famous Vakhtangov Theater, appearing 
in  numerous productions including the sensational Princess  Turandot. 
Co-star Gala Orlovsky has toured throughout the  world in her work as a stage 
actress. A recipient of the Debut of the Year Award  for her portrayal of Pippi 
Longstockings, Gala was also  awarded the First Prize in Ukranian National 
Theatrical Festival for her  role in Save me from Hatred (by Alexander 
Galich)  and Golden Lion Award for best female role in Birdcatcher's  Fun. The 
cast also features Sergey Nagorny, one of the brightest  stars of a new 
generation of Ukrainian-American actors. Last seen on stage in  STEPS' Ask Joseph, 
Nagorny has also made a recent appearance on CBS'  hit drama Limitless. His 
extensive theater work with New York's Lost  & Found Project include King of 
 Chelm, Knock, and the award-winning production  of Covers. 
THE  CAST: GALA  ORLOVSKY, recipient of the Prominent Artist of Ukraine 
Citation, Sergey  Nagorny, and Ernst Zorin, Honored Artist of the Russian 
Federation, Vakhtangov  Theater. 
Recommended  for audiences of all ages. Please note this production is 
performed in  Russian. 
More  information and tickets available at: _www.russiantheater.org_ 
(http://russiantheater.org/)  
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-nothing-tickets-20360939117 
The Russian American Cultural Center, 520 East 76  Street # 7E New York, NY 
10021 
646-831-0554, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) ; 
_www.russianamericanculture.com_ (http://www.russianamericanculture.com/)  
RACC's  events are made possible in part with public funds from the New 
York State  Council on the Arts, a state agency, New York City Department of 
Cultural  Affairs, in partnership with the city Council, and Tianaderrah  
Foundation.

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