Alexandre Marine (russian: Александр Валентинович Марин; born September 30, 1958, in

Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...

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- playwright currently based in

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. On April 23, 1993, he was recognized by the Russian government as a Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation. His award-winning productions include "The Blue Rose" (Special Jury Prize at Amurskaya Osen' in Blagoveshensk), "...the itsy bitsy spider..." (Best of Baltimore, 2010), "Marie Stuart" (Best Montreal production, 2007–2008 season) and "Amadeus" (Best English-language production, 2006–2007 season) Apart from his career as a stage actor and stage director, he has appeared in several

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Tabakov Theatre

Marine began his career as an actor at

Oleg Tabakov Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov (russian: Олег Павлович Табаков; 17 August 1935 – 12 March 2018) was a Soviet and Russian actor and the Artistic Director of the Moscow Art Theatre. People's Artist of the USSR (1988). Biography Tabakov ...

's theatre (commonly known as the Tabakerka), where he had his directorial debut, later becoming a staff director at the theatre.

Select Credits as Stage Director

* 2015: "The Tempest.Variations" translated from English by Alexandre Marine, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, RussiaProduction summary on the Tabakov Theatre website
/ref> * 2015: "KNOCK: A Journey to a Strange Country" adapted by Alexandre Marine and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York * 2013: "COVERS" by Ruvym Gilman and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York * 2012: "Sister Hope" based on

Alexander Volodin Aleksandr Moiseyevich Volodin (russian: link=no, Александр Моисеевич Володин; 1919–2001), born Lifschitz, was a Soviet and Russian playwright, screenwriter and poet. His first play was ''The Factory Girl'' (1956). His mo ...

's play "Elder Sister," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2012: "Waiting for the Barbarians" adapted from J.M. Coetzee's novel

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, Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town, South Africa * 2012: "Marriage 2.0", adapted from Anton Chekhov's short stories and one act plays, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2011: " The Blue Rose", adapted from

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' ''

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'', VIP-Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2010: ''

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'', adapted from

Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...

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, Montréal * 2009: " ...the itsy bitsy spider...", adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky's '' The Possessed'', Studio Six Theater Company, New York City (with performances in Bridgeport, CT, Baltimore, MD and Montreal, Quebec, Canada) * 2009: "

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" by

, Montréal, Canada * 2009: "The Swan" by Elizabeth Egloff, Premiere, Moscow, Russia * 2009: " Le Boeuf sur le toit", music by

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, based on a scenario by

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, I Musici de Montréal, Montréal, Canada * 2008: "

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" by Christopher Hampton, at the Leonor and Alvin Segal Theatre at the

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, Montréal, Canada * 2008: "The Postman Always Rings Twice", a 2008 play based on

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by James M. Cain, Imperiya Zvezd, and, later, Master Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2008: " Hay Fever" by Noël Coward, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2007: " The Emigrants" by Slawomir Mrozek, Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada * 2007: " Marie Stuart" by Friedrich Schiller, Théâtre du Rideau Vert, Montréal, Canada * 2006: "

The Old Maid and the Thief ''The Old Maid and the Thief'' is a radio opera in one act by Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti. The work uses an English language libretto by the composer which tells a twisted tale of morals and evil womanly power. Menotti writes in ...

" by Gian Carlo Menotti, I Musici de Montréal, Montréal, Canada * 2005: " Antiformalist Rayok" by Dmitri Shostakovich, I Musici de Montréal, Montréal, Canada * 2004: " Macbeth.com based on

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's play, Starvin' Kitty Productions, New York, NY * 2004: " Antony and Cleopatra" by

, ACRON Theatre, Tokyo, Japan * 2003: "

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, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2003: " The Seagull 2288" based on

Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

's play, ArcLight Theatre, New York, NY * 2002: "Duck Hunting" by

Aleksandr Vampilov Alexander Valentinovich Vampilov (russian: Александр Валентинович Вампилов) (19 August 1937 – 17 August 1972) was a Soviet playwright. His play ''The Elder Son'' was first performed in 1969, and became a national succ ...

, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2001: "The Beatles Babes" by Sergei Volynets, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2000: "

Mother Courage Mother Courage (German ''Mutter Courage'') is a character from a Grimmelshausen novel ''Lebensbeschreibung der Ertzbetrügerin und Landstörtzerin Courasche'' (''The Runagate Courage'') dating from around 1670. The character had played a cameo r ...

" by Bertolt Brecht, Hayuza Theatre, Tokyo, Japan * 1999: "Hamlet" by Shakespeare, Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada * 1997: "Sublimation of Love" by

Aldo De Benedetti Aldo De Benedetti (13 August 1892 – 19 January 1970) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 110 films between 1920 and 1958. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Marco Visconti'' (1925) * '' What S ...

, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow * 1996: " We" adapted from

Yevgeny Zamyatin Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin ( rus, Евге́ний Ива́нович Замя́тин, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ zɐˈmʲætʲɪn; – 10 March 1937), sometimes anglicized as Eugene Zamyatin, was a Russian author of science fictio ...

's eponymous novel, Théâtre Deuxième Réalite, Montréal, Canada * 1980: "Dr. Faustus" by Goethe, Tabakov Studio, Moscow, Soviet Union

Select Credits as Stage Actor

* 2015: Prospero in "The Tempest.Variations" based on

Shakespeare's William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

The Tempest, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2007: Ensemble in "12" based on the works of Russian poets during the

Silver Age of Russian Poetry Silver Age (Сере́бряный век) is a term traditionally applied by Russian philologists to the last decade of the 19th century and first two or three decades of the 20th century. It was an exceptionally creative period in the history of ...

, Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada * 2004: Semyon Podsekalnikov in

Nikolai Erdman Nikolai Robertovich Erdman ( rus, Николай Робертович Эрдман, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ˈrobʲɪrtəvʲɪtɕ ˈɛrdmən, a=Nikolay Robyertovich Erdman.ru.vorb.oga; , Moscow – 10 August 1970) was a Soviet dramatist and screenwriter ...

's " ''The Suicide''", Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada * 1994: Nikolay Ivanovich in "Mechanical Piano" based on

's early works, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, RussiaTabakov Theatre production profile for "Mechanical Piano"
/ref> * 1991: Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's "

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

," Theatre Atelier, Moscow, Soviet Union * 1989: Khlestakov in

Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

's "The Inspector General," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union * 1988: Epstein in

Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received mo ...

's "Biloxi Blues," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union * 1983: Alan Strang in

Peter Shaffer Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (; 15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, of which several were adapted into films. Early life Shaffer was born to a Jewish family in L ...

Equus (play) ''Equus'' is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses. Shaffer was inspired to write ''Equus'' when he heard of a c ...

, Pushkin Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union * 1979: Longnose in "Two Arrows," Tabakov Studio, Moscow, Soviet Union

References

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