 Gabriel Luna as Sergei Leontovich Maksudov |
written by Mikhail Bulgakov
adapted by Keith Reddin produced by Tutto Theatre Company directed by Dustin Wills assistant directed by Keri Boyd scenic design by Lisa Laratta costumes by Kim H Ngo lighting by Megan M Reilly technical direction by Tremaine Berryhill stage managed by Michael Caldwell 26 June - 12 July 2009 Thursday-Sunday Salvage Vanguard Theater Sergei Maxudov, a proofreader for the Shipping Gazette, has written an awful palimpsest of a novel, entitled Black Snow, and decides to hang himself on account, that is until a strange visitor pounds on his door and offers to publish it. This is Sergei’s introduction to the outrageous world of publishing and from there, to the downward spiral of adapting one’s work for the stage. Nine actors portray 54 characters, the often absurd, sometimes vicious employees of the famed Moscow Art Theatre, each poised to cut, slice, rip, edit, mutilate, and otherwise butcher the script in this tour-de-force performed at breakneck speed. See for yourself how hard it really is to develop a new play as Mikhail Bulgakov’s Black Snow savages the theatrical world of post-revolutionary Russia. featuring performers Gabriel Luna, Smaranda Ciceu, Francisco Rodriguez, Amy Downing, Verity Branco, Ron Weisberg, Maarouf Naboulsi, Diego Larrea and Kyle Lagunas |
Production Photos
photos by Daniel Brock
Video
Black Snow from Dustin Wills on Vimeo.