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Black Snow
Adapted by Keith Reddin from the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov Presented by Juilliard Drama Directed by Dustin Wills Scenic Design by Adnrew Boyce Costume Design by Seth Bodie Lighting Design by Dan Scully Sound Design by Fabian Obispo Properties Design by Kate Dale Hair and Make-up by Sarah Cimino Vocal Coaching by Beth McGuire Stage Managed by Taylor Suffridge Featuring: Liam McKenna Julian Robertson Shaun Anthony Jake Smith Mary Cavett Jalen Coleman Emma Pfitzer Price Henry Jenkinson Tom Blyth February 2020 Stephanie P. McClellend Theater Juilliard Drama |
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 play savages the theatrical world of post-revolutionary Russia.
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