The work of Nikolai Gogol, the strangest genius Russia has ever produced, comes to life in The Russian Arts Theater and Studio's production of Avenue of Wonder. Internationally renowned Russian director Aleksey Burago directs this dark comedy featuring an ensemble of six actors. Based on the short story Nevsky Prospekt, this production will also re-inaugurate the historical Balcony Theater at West Park Presbyterian Church.
One evening, while strolling along Nevsky Prospekt, the central avenue that remains to this day the main artery of St. Petersburg, a distraught artist and a brazen lieutenant encounter a mysterious prostitute and a young housewife. In their separate pursuits of the women through the labyrinths of side streets, courtyards and winding staircases, both men come to realize all is not what it seems on the glittery avenue. As the rational plane of life slant beneath their feet, these comic and self-deluding characters soon discover that between everything ordinary there is a crack and deep in the shadows, peering up, are the maddening fantasies of the human soul.
Adapted and Directed by: Aleksey Burago
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
MONDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
