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The Fomenko Studio stages a dramatization of Bulgakov's "Theatrical Novel", which he wrote after suffering what he perceived to be horrible indignities at the hands of the famed Konstantin Stanislavsky.
Thursday, May 10th
MT Pick A Profitable Post (Dokhodnoye Mesto): Konstantin Raikin’s strikingly modern version of Alexander Ostrovsky’s drama about corruption and sexual politics. Satirikon Theater. 7 p.m.
Happy New Year! (S Nastupayushchim!): Sergei Garmash and Leonid Yarmolnik co-star as two friends in Rodion Ovchinnikov’s New Year story. Sovremennik Theater. 7 p.m.
Landing Stage (Pristan): The Vakhtangov Theater jubilee staging on the themes of Brecht, Bunin, Dostoevsky, Durrenmatt, Arthur Miller, Pushkin, Eduardo de Filippo and Shakespeare. Vakhtangov Theater. 7 p.m.
New Pagans (Yazychniki) : Valeria Surkova stages Anna Yablonskaya’s family drama. Teatr.doc. 8 p.m.
MT Pick Pushkin. Duel. Death. (Pushkin. Duel. Smert.): Kama Ginkas’ powerful staging, based on the memoirs of Pushkin’s contemporaries, is a brilliant examination of the way in which poets are misunderstood by those closest to them. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. 7 p.m.
The Cripple of Inishmaan (Kaleka s Inishmana): Sergei Fedotov’s staging of Martin McDonagh’s play. Taganka Theater. 7 p.m.
MT Pick The Death of a Giraffe (Smert Zhirafa): Dmitry Krymov directs seven monologues about loneliness. School of Dramatic Art and Territory Festival joint production. Project Otkrytaya Stsena. 7 p.m.
The Hairdresser (Parikmakhersha): Ruslan Malikov directs Sergei Medvedev’s play about a young provincial woman (Inga Oboldina). Praktika. 8 p.m.
The Lioness of Aquitaine (Akvitanskaya Lvitsa): Gleb Panfilov stages James Goldman’s screenplay, “The Lion in Winter,” about the gamesmanship between Henry II of England (Dmitry Pevtsov), his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine (Inna Churikova), their sons and their French royal relatives. Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m.
The Master and Margarita: Mikhail Bulgakov’s satirical philosophical fantasy about Satan’s visit to Moscow. Directed by Janos Szasz. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. 7 p.m.
MT Pick The Overcoat (Shinel): This interpretation of Gogol’s story by director Valery Fokin and composer Alexander Bakshi stars Marina Neyolova as Bashmachkin. Sovremennik Theater Drugaya Stage. 7:30 p.m.
The Too-Married Taxi Driver (Slishkom Zhenaty Taksist): Ray Cooney’s “Run for Your Wife” staged by Alexander Shirvindt. Satire Theater. 7 p.m.
New Theatrical Novel (Teatralny Roman): Kirill Pirogov and Pyotr Fomenko’s stage adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.
New Twelfth Night (Dvenadtsataya Noch): Shakespeare’s romantic comedy as staged by Renata Sotiriadi. Taganka Theater small stage. 7 p.m.
Friday, May 11th
A Russian on a Rendezvous (Russky Chelovek na Rendez-Vous): a romantic musical staging based on Ivan Turgenev’s story “Spring Freshets.” Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.
New Eeva-Maria: Loreta Vaskova’s staging for bass guitar, drums and solo actress tells the story of a 20th-century woman. Based on Paavo Rintala’s play of the same name. Meyerhold Center. 8 p.m.
He Was a Titular Counselor (On Byl Titulyarny Sovetnik): Anatoly Goryachev’s one-actor show based on Gogol’s story “The Diary of a Madman.” Fomenko Studio. 7 p.m.
Landing Stage: (See Thurs. listing.) Vakhtangov Theater. 7 p.m.
Miss Julie: Mikhail Durnenkov’s adaptation of August Strindberg’s drama of sexual and class conflict is set in contemporary Russia. Directed by Thomas Ostermeier. Stars Chulpan Khamatova and Yevgeny Mironov. Theater of Nations. 7 p.m.
MT Pick Richard III: Yury Butusov’s staging of Shakespeare stars Konstantin Raikin. Satirikon Theater. 7 p.m.
New Shakespeare’s Fools (Shuty Shekspirovy): Kama Ginkas stages a mixture of scenes from several Shakespeare plays, including “Romeo and Juliet,” “Richard III” and “Hamlet.” Theater Yunogo Zritelya. 7 p.m.
Somewhere and Near (Gde-to i Okolo): Anna Yablonskaya’s play about the inhabitants of a provincial town directed by Damir Salimzyanov. Praktika. 7 and 9 p.m.
MT Pick The Death of a Giraffe: (See Thurs. listing.) Project Otkrytaya Stsena. 7 p.m.
MT Pick The Marriage (Zhenitba): Mark Zakharov stages an all-star version of Nikolai Gogol’s classic comedy. Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m.
The Stone Guest, or, Don Juan is Dead (Kamenny Gost ili Don Zhuan Myortv): Anatoly Vasilyev’s staging to music by Dargomyzhsky and Manuel de Falla includes opera and ballet. School of Dramatic Art. 7 p.m.
New The Talented and the Dead (Talanty i Pokoiniki): Yevgeny Pisarev directs David Ives’ dramatization of Mark Twain’s story “Is He Dead?” about French painter Jean-Francois Millet who stages his death in order to increase the value of his paintings. Pushkin Theater. 7 p.m.
New Tribute (Chestvovaniye): Andrei Sokolov stars as a fifty year-old bon vivant at death’s door in a play by Bernard Slade directed by Sergei Artsibashev. Satire Theater. 7 p.m.
Uncle Vanya (Dyadya Vanya): Andrei Konchalovsky’s staging of Anton Chekhov’s play. Mossoviet Theater. 7 p.m.
We’re Awaited Far Away From Here (Nas Zhdut Daleko-Daleko, Ne Zdes): Yury Klepikov directs a love story on the themes of Isaac Bashevis Singer. Dzhigarkhanyan Theater. 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 12th
A Perfect Murder (Idealnoye Ubiistvo): a contemporary detective comedy directed by Andrei Zhitinkin. Satire Theater. 7 p.m.
A Time of Women (Vremya Zhenshchin): Yegor Peregudov’s staging based on Yelena Chizhova’s novel about several generations of Russian women. Sovremennik Theater Drugaya Stage. 7:30 p.m.
Chyo: a contemporary love story directed by Marat Gatsalov. Teatr.doc. 8 p.m.
New Demons (Besy): Yury Lyubimov’s staging of Dostoevsky’s novel about 19th-century revolutionaries. Music by Igor Stravinsky and Vladimir Martynov. Vakhtangov Theater. 7 p.m.
Divorce Masculine-Style (Razvod po Muzhski): Sergei Artsibashev and Sergei Poselsky stage a play by Neil Simon. Mayakovsky Theater. 7 p.m.
Happy New Year!: (See Thurs. listing.) Sovremennik Theater. 7 p.m.
MT Pick Illusions (Illyuzii): The complex tale of two married couples written and directed by Ivan Vyrypayev. Praktika. 8 p.m.
Medea: Kama Ginkas fuses texts by Seneca, Jean Anouilh and Joseph Brodsky in his interpretation of the Greek myth about the woman whose love for her husband turns to violent hatred when he betrays her. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. 7 p.m.
Pygmalion: Yury Klepikov stages George Bernard Shaw’s classic play. Dzhigarkhanyan Theater. 7 p.m.
Rhinoceros (Nosorog): Ivan Popovski directs Eugene Ionesco’s play about the people of a town turning into animals. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.
The Blue Monster (Sineye Chudovishche): Konstantin Raikin directs a commedia dell’arte based on a play by Carlo Gozzi. Satirikon Theater. 6 p.m.
The Book of Letters (Pismovik): Marina Brusnikina’s stage version of Mikhail Shishkin’s romantic novel in letters. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater small stage. 7 p.m.
The Event (Sobytiye): Konstantin Bogomolov’s dramatization of the Vladimir Nabokov novel. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. 7 p.m.
New The Talented and the Dead: (See Fri. listing.) Pushkin Theater. 7 p.m.
What’s Most Important (Samoye Vazhnoye): Yevgeny Kamenkovich stages etudes and improvisations based on Mikhail Shishkin’s novel “Maidenhair.” Fomenko Studio. 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 13th
Berlusputin: Varvara Faer stages Dario Fo’s play “L’Anomalo Bicefalo” in which half of Silvio Berlusconi’s brain is transplanted into Vladimir Putin’s head. Stars Yevdokia Germanova and Sergei Yepishev. Teatr.doc. 8 and 10 p.m.
New Cloture de l’Amour (Closing of Love, Predel Lyubvi): Pascal Rambert stages his new play with Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya and Andrei Kuzichev. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
New Exit the King (Korol Umirayet): Eugene Ionesco’s tone poem on the process of dying as staged by Krzysztof Zanussi. Taganka Theater. 7 p.m.
MT Pick Illusions: (See Sat. listing.) Praktika. 8 p.m.
Love. Letters (Lyubov. Pisma): Vera Alentova and Vladimir Menshov in Yulia Menshova’s stage adaptation of Albert Gurney’s epistolary drama about an old love affair. Pushkin Theater. 7 p.m.
Moliere: Mikhail Shirvindt and Vera Vasilyeva star in Yury Yeryomin’s staging of Mikhail Bulgakov’s play “A Cabal of Hypocrites.” Satire Theater. 7 p.m.
New Reflection or True (Otrazheniya ili Istinnoye): Oleg Topolyansky directs Tom Stoppard’s play “The Real Thing” in which the author teases the audience with the difference between semblance and reality. Pushkin Theater affiliate. 7 p.m.
Shukshin’s Stories (Rasskazy Shukshina): Alvis Hermanis’ staging of several stories by Vasily Shukshin stars Chulpan Khamatova and Yevgeny Mironov. Theater of Nations. 7 p.m.
The Banquet: Sergei Artsibashev’s one-act staging based on a romantic comedy by Neil Simon. Mayakovsky Theater. 7 p.m.
The Blind Society Evening Rout (Vecherny Viyezd Obshchestva Slepykh): Viktor Shenderovich’s comedy takes place in the metro when a train is stranded in between stations. Satire Theater. Noon.
The Blue Monster: (See Sat. listing.) Satirikon Theater. 6 p.m.
The Stone Guest, or, Don Juan is Dead: (See Fri. listing.) School of Dramatic Art. 7 p.m.
Uncle Vanya: Sergei Aronin’s dramatization of Alexander Mariengof’s novel. Mossoviet Theater Stage Pod Kryshei. 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 14th
A Goose in Transit (Prolyotny Gus): a theatrical recital of two Viktor Astafyev stories. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
MT Pick Illusions: (See Sat. listing.) Praktika. 8 p.m.
Triptych: Pyotr Fomenko’s three-part staging of Pushkin’s “Count Nulin” and “The Stone Guest,” and “A Scene From ‘Faust’ by Goethe.” Fomenko Studio New Stage small stage. 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15th
New Alice’s Trip to Switzerland (Puteshestviye Alisy v Shveitsariyu): Lukas Barfuss’ play about people traveling to Switzerland to commit suicide legally, and about a doctor who wishes to help them. Stars Olga Yakovleva and Yelena Morozova. Playwright and Director Center. 7 p.m.
Babushki: Svetlana Zemlyakova’s documentary play based on interviews with inhabitants of Siberian villages. Praktika. 8 p.m.
Between Light and Shade (Mezhdu Svetom i Tenyu): Yury Yeryomin’s staging based on various versions of Tennessee Williams’ “Orpheus Descending.” Satire Theater. 7 p.m.
Caligula: Eimuntas Nekrosius’ staging of Albert Camus’ novel about the notorious Roman emperor stars Yevgeny Mironov. Theater of Nations. 7 p.m.
Dead Souls (Myortviye Dushi): Vladimir Malyagin’s play based on Nikolai Gogol’s comic novel. Mayakovsky Theater. 7 p.m.
Family Happiness (Semeinoye Schastye): Pyotr Fomenko’s sensitive adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novella about the rise and fall of a marriage. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.
Lend Me a Tenor (Odolzhite Tenora): Ken Ludwig’s farce about the world-famous Italian tenor Tito Morelli, who arrives in the United States to perform Othello. Pushkin Theater. 7 p.m.
Medea: Mikhail Tsitrinyak’s staging of Jean Anouilh’s play with Yulia Rutberg in the lead. Vakhtangov Theater. 7 p.m.
The Cherry Orchard (Vishnyovy Sad): Anton Chekhov’s play about a family being overtaken by social and historical change. Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m.
The Killer (Ubiitsa): Alexander Molchanov’s play about a young man who thinks he has to kill a man in order to get out of debt. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. 7 p.m.
The Pillow Man (Chelovek-Podushka): Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy focuses on a fiction writer in a totalitarian state who is interrogated when bizarre incidents occur in his town that closely resemble the gruesome content of his short stories. Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov. Chekhov Art Theater small stage. 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16th
New Alaska: Mikhail Ugarov directs Gibran Ramirez Portela’s play about love, friendship and death. Teatr.doc. 8 p.m.
New Anna Karenina: Anzhelika Kholina stages a choreographic composition. Vakhtangov Theater. 7 p.m.
Beast on the Moon (Lunnoye Chudovishche): Richard Kalinoski’s poignant drama, set in Milwaukee in the 1920s, about two young Armenian immigrants struggling to rebuild their lives. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
He Was a Titular Counselor: (See Fri. listing.) Fomenko Studio. 7 p.m.
Heat (Zhara): Natalya Moshina’s play about a group of romantic terrorists as staged by Vladimir Ageyev. Praktika. 8 p.m.
How They Quarreled (Kak Possorilis): Sergei Artsibashev directs a comedy based on Gogol’s story “The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled With Ivan Nikiforovich.” Mayakovsky Theater. 7 p.m.
New La Grande Magia (Velikaya Magiya): Yevgeny Pisarev directs and stars in Eduardo de Filippo’s play about theatrical illusion and obsessional delusion. Pushkin Theater. 7 p.m.
Money (Dengi): Konstantin Raikin stages a crime comedy based on Alexander Ostrovsky’s play about a miser whose love for money brings woe to one and all. Satirikon Theater. 7 p.m.
MT Pick The Demon. The View From Above (Demon. Vid Sverkhu): Dmitry Krymov’s innovative production inspired by Mikhail Lermontov’s poem. School of Dramatic Art. 7 p.m.
MT Pick The Lady With the Lapdog (Dama s Sobachkoi): This exquisite work by Kama Ginkas dramatizes Chekhov’s classic story of love found and lost. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. 7 p.m.
The Lioness of Aquitaine: (See Thurs. listing.) Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m.
The Tempest (Burya): This staging of Shakespeare’s play, directed by and starring Lev Durov, focuses on Prospero. Theater Na Maloi Bronnoi. 7 p.m.
Without a Dowry (Bespridannitsa): Pyotr Fomenko directs Alexander Ostrovsky’s play about a young woman’s struggle for happiness in 19th-century Russia. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
MT Pick A Profitable Post: (See Thurs. listing.) Satirikon Theater. May 17 and 29, 7 p.m.
A Theatrical Romance (Teatralny Roman): Yury Lyubimov’s stage adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel. Taganka Theater. May 17, 7 p.m.
New Alaska: (See Wed. listing.) Teatr.doc. May 17, 26 and 27, 8 p.m.
Babies Spoil Relationships (Deti Portyat Otnosheniya): Semyon Strugachyov stages a musical comedy based on a play by Jean de Letraz. Mayakovsky Theater. May 17, 7 p.m.
Fairies (Fei): Ronan Cheneau’s play about contemporary society as staged by David Bovee with young Russian actors. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater New Stage. May 17, 7 p.m.
Heat: (See Wed. listing.) Praktika. May 17, 7 and 9 p.m.
New La Grande Magia: (See Wed. listing.) Pushkin Theater. May 17, 7 p.m.
Nearby City (Blizhny Gorod): Igor Selin directs Marius Ivaskevicius’ play that explores freedom of choice. Playwright and Director Center. May 17, 7 p.m.
MT Pick Rothschild’s Fiddle (Skripka Rotshilda): Kama Ginkas directs his own adaptation of the Chekhov short story about an aging man tormented by the losses life brings. Theater Yunogo Zritelya. May 17, 7 p.m.
Tartuffe: Pavel Safonov’s staging of Moliere’s play with Viktor Sukhorukov in the lead. Theater Na Maloi Bronnoi. May 17, 7 p.m.
MT Pick The Demon. The View From Above: (See Wed. listing.) School of Dramatic Art. May 17, 7 p.m.
The Swedish Matchstick (Shvedskaya Spichka): Nikita Grinshpun’s lively staging based on Chekhov’s short stories features young actors. Theater of Nations. May 17 and 18, 7 p.m.
The Tale of Arden Forest (Skazka Ardenskogo Lesa): Yuly Kim’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” written by Yuly Kim and directed by Pyotr Fomenko. Fomenko Studio. May 17, 7 p.m.
The Visit (Vizit Damy): Alexander Morfov directs Friedrich Durrenmatt’s classic play about a wealthy woman returning to her hometown for revenge. Lenkom Theater. May 17 and 18, 7 p.m.
New Cain: Byron’s dramatization of the story of Cain and Abel from the Old Testament. Igor Yatsko’s stage version. School of Dramatic Art. May 18 and 19, 8 p.m.
New Colombe: Jean Anouilh’s backstage comedy as staged by Sergei Golomazov focuses on Julien. Theater Na Maloi Bronnoi. May 18, 7 p.m.
Krechinsky’s Wedding (Svadba Krechinskogo): Pavel Khomsky’s staging of Alexander Sukhovo-Kobylin’s satire about a social climber who nearly tricks his way into a profitable marriage. Mossoviet Theater. 7 p.m.
Love. Letters: (See Sun. listing.) Pushkin Theater. May 18, 7 p.m.
People Are People (Lyudi Kak Lyudi): Maxim Gorky’s play “Zykovy” as staged by Vladimir Ivanov. Vakhtangov Theater. May 18, 7 p.m.
New Reflection or True: (See Sun. listing.) Pushkin Theater affiliate. May 18, 7 p.m.
The Hairdresser: (See Thurs. listing.) Praktika. May 18, 8 p.m.
New The Venetian Twins (Venetsianskiye Bliznetsy): Carlo Goldoni’s comedy as staged by Paolo Emilio Landi. Taganka Theater. May 18, 7 p.m.
New Theatrical Novel: (See Thurs. listing.) Fomenko Studio New Stage. May 18 and 28, 7 p.m.
New Tribute: (See Fri. listing.) Satire Theater. May 18 and 31, 7 p.m.
New A Hunting Drama (Drama na Okhote): Anton Yakovlev stages this piece based on the themes of an early Chekhov play. Et Cetera Theater. May 19, 7 p.m.
Medea: (See Tues. listing.) Vakhtangov Theater. May 19, 7 p.m.
New Pagans: (See Thurs. listing.) Teatr.doc. May 19 and 24, 8 p.m.
New Hidden Perspective (Skrytaya Perspektiva): Yevgeny Arye directs Donald Margulies’ play “Time Stands Still,” about two couples at a crucial juncture in their lives when the desire to move forward clashes with the instinct to stay comfortably in place. Sovremennik Theater. May 21, 22 and 23, 7 p.m.
MT Pick Richard III: (See Fri. listing.) Satirikon Theater. May 23 and 25, 7 p.m.
New Shakespeare’s Fools: (See Fri. listing.) Theater Yunogo Zritelya. May 23, 7 p.m.
Poplars and Wind (Topolya i Veter): Konstantin Raikin directs Gerald Sibleyras’ comedy about three war veterans planning their escape from hospital in 1959. Satirikon Theater. April 24, 7 p.m.
