PRESS RELEASE TITLE: The New England Russian Theatre Festival, Inaugural Season EVENT: Live Theatre DATES: February 18, 19, 20, and 21 2010 WHERE: Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 PRICE: Feb. 18 and 19 $15 adults, $12 seniors and students Feb. 19 Children’s Program - $8 adults, $6 seniors and students, $5 children,Under age 5 free Feb. 20 and 21 Half day - $15 adults, $12 seniors and students; All day $25.00 Rush tickets available $5 cash only (all four days) Available only 10 minutes before curtain, based on availability TICKETS 781-504-7171 WEB http://www.LauLapidesCompany.com Lau Lapides Company and Coast to Coast Productions are proud to announce the world premiere of The New England Russian Theatre Festival February 18, 19, 20, and 21, 2010, at Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. This exciting Winter Jubilee showcases all new and original works by upcoming and national playwrights, including Russian native, Ludmila Anselm. Her piece, Chekhov's Last Love, directed by Wellesley’s Lau Lapides, festival organizer and host, is about the relationship of Anton Chekhov and his actress wife Olga Knipper and the creation of the legendary Moscow Art Theatre. The play takes audiences through the days when Chekhov wrote Three Sisters and Cherry Orchard in which Olga was to perform. Also in the festival line-up is Chejov vs. Chejov to be performed in Spanish by international guest artists from Miami’s Teatro Prometeo. Company Director: Joann M. Yarrow. Written and directed by Jacqueline Briceno, the story portrays the life of Chekhov through his works. Plays not performed in English will have subtitles. Another full-length love story to be featured is The Woman WIth the Red Kerchief, written by Regis College Chair and Professor Wendy Lement and visiting University of Iowa Associate Professor Firouzeh Mostashari. In this play, Leo Tolstoy falls in love with Aksinia, a young serf, who captures his imagination, drawing Leo into her world. The liaison turns into an obsession for Tolstoy that even a quick marriage to society maiden, Sonya Behrs, cannot cure. Sonya, Aksinia, and Tolstoy are locked in a love triangle that resists the passage of time. The four-day festival includes directors’ choice of the top 25 Russian-themed one acts that were submitted, as well as performances by musicians, dancers, singers, and a professional standup comedian from New York. Plays performed at the festival will be published by the Lau Lapides Company and will be available at the festival and on http://www.LauLapidesCompany.com. Seminars on the Russian acting techniques still used today will be introduced throughout the festival. More than 100 international artists are participating in this celebration that is sure to be a theatrical experience to remember! A portion of the festival’s proceeds will be given to Wide Horizons For Children, the largest private, non-profit adoption and child welfare agency in New England, and among the largest in the U.S. For tickets and information, contact Lau Lapides Company, 149 Cedar Street, Suite One, Wellesley, MA 02481, at781-504-7171. |
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