The Studio Six Theater Company is a New York-based acting company, founded in 2006. Its members were all trained in the classical Stanislavsky

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at the School of the Moscow Art Theatre (MXAT), and they are the first group of

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students to complete a full four-year course of study at the School. Their focus is to introduce traditional

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n dramatic theater to the

audience in its native

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New York debut

In August 2007, Studio Six performed '' Too Clever By Half, or The Diary of a Scoundrel'' by

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, as part of the

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Baltimore debut

In 2010, the company brought its production ''"...the itsy bitsy spider..."'' directed by

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to Baltimore's Theatre Project, subsequently winning the Best of Baltimore prize for best production.City Paper announcing 2010 winners

Hidden Fees (a play about money)

In August 2008, Studio Six will return to the

to perform Hidden Fees (a play about money), translated from a script by

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playwright Victoria Nikiforova.

In the press

''New Yorkers in Moscow follow Stanislavsky's path''
(New York Times: May 21, 2005)

(Christian Science Monitor: January 31, 2006)
''"Too Clever By Half" reviewed in 2007 New York City Fringe Festival''
(offoffonline.com: August 12, 2007)
''"Too Clever By Half" reviewed in 2007 New York City Fringe Festival''
(NYTheatre.com: August 16, 2007)

(CurtainUp.com: August 16, 2007)

References

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External links

Official WebsiteMoscow Art Theatre
(in Russian)
''Too Clever By Half''
(New York International Fringe Festival) Moscow Art Theatre Theatre Ensemble in New York City