The Living Corpse October 6, 2006

The Living Corpse
Fedya, Liza, and Victor have been friends since childhood. Liza and Victor are in love. Which is kind of a problem because Liza is married to Fedya. Fedya has always known of Liza and Viktor’s love, and it torments him. Even Liza’s mother knows of their love, and she wants Liza to be with Viktor. And there’s also Fedya and Liza’s baby to consider. Distraught, Fedya decides to kill himself, but unfortunately he doesn’t have the nerve to follow through. Eventually he runs away and makes his home with Gypsies where he falls in love with Masha. And that’s when his problems truly begin. There’s a trial, more parental disapproval, and even a fake drowning, Sound like an episode of Desperate Russian Housewives? It’s not. It’s Leo Tolstoy’s The Living Corpse. LEO TOLSTOY?! That’s right, Leo Effin’ Tolstoy. The Living Corpse has found a home in the repertoire of theaters around the world but is rarely performed in this country. The Shelton Theater has engaged European directing wunderkind Oleg Liptsin to stage his masterpiece.

About Oleg Liptsin: Oleg’s bold and innovative approach to directing has placed him at the center of the European experimental theater world. He established one of the first independent theatres in Ukraine, TheaterClub/Kiev, which has emerged as the nation’s leading avant-garde ensemble. They have produced more than 20 shows in Ukraine, Austria, Poland, Canada, Russia, The United States and Spain. Oleg has been an acting teacher in Ukraine, Germany, and India, and he recently organized the Experimental European Theatrical Network. He is currently on the faculty at Slavic University in Moscow.
DAYS/TIMES:
Thursday – Saturday at 8:00
TICKETS:
General Admission: $25
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For information call 415-433-1227.

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