Butterflies Are Free

He and she are young and talented. He dreams of being a great rock and roll musician, she sees herself as becoming a great actress. Both are tired of the boring provincial life, both dream of conquering New York. It is here that they accidentally meet and, following the laws of this genre, they fall in love: the “American dream.” Only real life, unlike the directors of Hollywood movies, doesn’t give out happy ends very often, but maybe our heroes still have a chance to be “free, like butterflies?”

A Very Simple Story

This is a story about love, a love between a man and a woman, a love of life. A story about heroism and self sacrifice; a tale that highlights the difference between what is made up and what is true. The world is no longer divided into "us" and "them," but is brought together in happiness and the light of truth.

A Very Simple Story is a melange of comedy, tragedy and lyricism. Like in life, all three go hand in hand. In its 5 years of existence, over 70 theaters in Russia, and Ukraine have put on this play. The play and its author - Maria Lado, have received the highest theatrical and lyrical awards among which is a nomination for "Proryv" in the Golden Mask festival. Now the Chicago audience can see for themselves that the genius is in the simple things.

Run For Your Wife

Everyday business, daily running around, emotional blankness and not answering for one’s actions are what bring taxi driver John Smith to a “too married” state of being. For a time both wives remain oblivious of each other’s existence, and their husband regulates his life with both women on a strict schedule, but, life cannot be scheduled by any plan: something unusual happens, and the carefully constructed mechanism of John Smith’s life sticks.

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Steppe

This is not just a story about different people who found themselves in the harsh reality of the Soviet Army. This is not just another tale about “grandfathers” and “newbies.” This is not just a play about random people. This is a story about US, and it is familiar to us all. It is an unforgettable war of worlds, a battle between what is right and what is in your best interests. It is winning and being beaten, not out on the battlefield, but inside oneself. It is a story about the fate of several completely different people, who happened to be in the same place at the same time.

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Fedot Strelec

Based on Russian folklore

Directed by Semen Tabachnikov