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Russian-born actor-director-playwright (born 1958)
Alexandre Marine
Born (1958-09-30 ) September 30, 1958 (age 65) Other names Александр Валентинович Марин, Alexander Marin Occupation(s) Actor, director, playwright Years active 1979 – present
Alexandre Marine (
Russian : Александр Валентинович Марин ; born September 30, 1958,
[1] in
Krasnoyarsk ,
Siberia
[2] ) is a
Russian -born
actor -
director -
playwright currently based in
Montreal .
[2] On April 23, 1993, he was recognized by the Russian government as a
Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation.
[3]
His award-winning productions include "The Blue Rose" (Special Jury Prize at Amurskaya Osen' in Blagoveshensk),
[4] "...the itsy bitsy spider..." (Best of Baltimore, 2010),
[5] "Marie Stuart" (Best Montreal production, 2007–2008 season)
[6] and "Amadeus" (Best English-language production, 2006–2007 season)
[7]
Apart from his career as a stage actor and stage director, he has appeared in several
Russian films .
[8]
Tabakov Theatre
Marine began his career as an actor at
Oleg Tabakov 's theatre (commonly known as the Tabakerka), where he had his directorial debut, later becoming a staff director at the theatre.
[9]
Select Credits as Stage Director
2015: "The Tempest.Variations" translated from English by Alexandre Marine, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia
[10]
2015: "KNOCK: A Journey to a Strange Country" adapted by Alexandre Marine and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York
[11]
2013: "COVERS" by Ruvym Gilman and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York
[12]
2012: "Sister Hope" based on
Alexander Volodin 's play "Elder Sister," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia
[13]
2012: "Waiting for the Barbarians" adapted from
J.M. Coetzee 's novel
Waiting for the Barbarians , Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
[14]
2012: "Marriage 2.0", adapted from
Anton Chekhov 's short stories and one act plays, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia
[15]
2011: "
The Blue Rose ", adapted from
Tennessee Williams '
The Glass Menagerie , VIP-Theatre, Moscow, Russia
2010:
Vassa , adapted from
Maxim Gorky ,
Théâtre du Rideau Vert , Montréal
[16]
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)
[17]
2009: "
A Streetcar Named Desire " by
Tennessee Williams ,
Théâtre du Rideau Vert , Montréal, Canada
2009: "The Swan" by
Elizabeth Egloff , Premiere, Moscow, Russia
2009: "
Le Boeuf sur le toit ", music by
Darius Milhaud , based on a scenario by
Jean Cocteau ,
I Musici de Montréal , Montréal, Canada
2008: "
Dangerous Liaisons " by
Christopher Hampton , at the Leonor and Alvin Segal Theatre at the
Segal Centre for Performing Arts , Montréal, Canada
2008: "The Postman Always Rings Twice", a 2008 play based on
the novel by
James M. Cain , Imperiya Zvezd, and, later, Master Theatre, Moscow, Russia
2008: "
Hay Fever " by
Noël Coward ,
Moscow Art Theatre , Moscow, Russia
[18]
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 " 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
Shakespeare 's play, Starvin' Kitty Productions, New York, NY
2004: "
Antony and Cleopatra " by
Shakespeare , ACRON Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
2003: "
Arcadia by
Tom Stoppard , Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia
[19]
2003: "
The Seagull 2288 " based on
Chekhov 's play, ArcLight Theatre, New York, NY
[20]
2002: "Duck Hunting" by
Aleksandr Vampilov , Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia
[21]
2001: "The Beatles Babes" by Sergei Volynets,
Moscow Art Theatre , Moscow, Russia
2000: "
Mother Courage " by
Bertolt Brecht , Hayuza Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
1999: "Hamlet" by Shakespeare, Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada
1997: "Sublimation of Love" by
Aldo De Benedetti , Tabakov Theatre, Moscow
1996: "
We " adapted from
Yevgeny Zamyatin '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
The Tempest , Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia
[10]
2007: Ensemble in "12" based on the works of Russian poets during the
Silver Age of Russian Poetry , Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada
2004: Semyon Podsekalnikov in
Nikolai Erdman 's "
The Suicide ", Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada
1994: Nikolay Ivanovich in "Mechanical Piano" based on
Chekhov 's early works, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia
[22]
1991: Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's "
Crime and Punishment ," Theatre Atelier, Moscow, Soviet Union
1989: Khlestakov in
Gogol 's "The Inspector General," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union
1988: Epstein in
Neil Simon 's "Biloxi Blues," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union
1983: Alan Strang in
Peter Shaffer 's
Equus (play) , Pushkin Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union
1979: Longnose in "Two Arrows," Tabakov Studio, Moscow, Soviet Union
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