PAST PRODUCTIONS
Collaborative process: Julia writes and directs annual Russian-themed bilingual plays with students. In recent years, she's produced Take the Million,
The Lady Peasant, Eugene Onegin,
Queen of Spades, Balaganchik, Drakon, etc.
2017 Lady Peasant
Love, alcohol & misunderstandings: The Lady Peasant (Барышня-крестьянка) is a bilingual play based on Aleksandr Pushkin’s Russian-language parody of Shakespeare’s romantic themes.
2015 Queen of Spades
Alexander Pushkin wrote a few prose pieces, among them the famous 1835 novella, “The Queen of Spades.” The main character, Hermann, is a hard-working young engineer wise enough to avoid gambling or chasing fairy-tales, but the story of Countess Anna Fedotovna and her three magic cards ignites his fiery imagination. He develops an obsession with learning the secret of the three cards and becoming rich. Hermann wanders the city aimlessly until he finds himself standing before the estate of the old Countess Anna Fedotovna herself. Anna Fedotovna, now 87 years old, she spends her days flitting between aristocratic parties, recounting her former glories, and harassing her young ward Lizaveta Ivanovna (Liza). Liza finds herself uncomfortably fascinated with the young engineer. Hermann and Liza begin to secretly exchange love letters, and his writing grows more passionate—and more unstable—with every day. Hermann is tormented by a choice: Liza and romance? Or the Countess and the secret of the three cards?
2016 Eugene Oregin
Love, glory, boredom and the quirks of the Russian soul will be brought to life this spring as the UO Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (REEES) students perform the classic Russian work “Eugene Onegin” side-by-side with a hilarious modern bilingual adaptation.
“Eugene Oregin” is a microcosm of human nature, both sinister and poetic–remaining the same through the centuries.
Julia has many more plays. Contact her directly for more information.