Vakhtangov Theater. Uncle's dream. Uncle's Dream Uncle's Dream performance actors

And a dramatization of the story of the same name by F.M. Dostoevsky. The premiere was played at the Modern Theater at the end of 2007, but by that time Boris Shchedrin’s plan had already Long story. The director walked with him different theaters, and everywhere circumstances did not allow the performance to happen. The artistic director of Moderna, Svetlana Vragova, hospitably accepted the project under the roof of her theater - and this despite the fact that the main roles in the play are not played by her actors. True, “strangers” are such that they will be welcome everywhere! The old prince is played by Vladimir Mikhailovich Zeldin, patriarch acting workshop, employed at the Theater Russian army. In the role of Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva - Natalya Tenyakova (Chekhov Moscow Art Theater). Mozglyakov was played by Andrey Barillo, star of the Satire Theater. Contribution of "Modern" - Maria Orlova in the role of Zinochka Moskaleva, Elena Starodub in the role of a provincial "secular" lady and other actors in cameo roles. “The ensemble came out to the envy of commercial entrepreneurs,” Nezavisimaya Gazeta columnist Grigory Zaslavsky rightly noted.

This story by Dostoevsky has long been beckoning theater people. The characters' characters are bright, giving scope for "tasty" acting. « Uncle's dream"exists in correspondence with the works of Gogol and Ostrovsky; it also sharply depicts the morals and atmosphere of provincial Russia. The plot is replete with comic intricacies, but the result, like Gogol’s, is a tragicomedy... “Director Boris Shchedrin and artist Maria Rybasova almost completely abandoned vaudeville lightness, proving that Dostoevsky is a gloomy writer,” writes critic Olga Fuks (Kultura newspaper "). “It will unsettle your soul, disturb your conscience, and won’t even let you out of vaudeville without a feeling of guilt.”

So, the beautiful Zina refused to marry her lover, a poor provincial teacher. Her mother is local socialite Marya Aleksandrovna Moskaleva has enormous ambitions and a very modest income, even by provincial standards. Only a profitable marriage for her daughter can help her rise to the heights of the capital. Now the groom has appeared - the quick Mozglyakov. He doesn’t have enough stars in the sky, but he is eager to go to St. Petersburg - and thus instills crazy hope in the bride’s mother. But Mozglyakov’s candidacy fades at the moment of the appearance of the old, rich and noble Prince K! Mozglyakov has to distant relative, and that’s why the cunning young man calls him uncle. The prince hears poorly, sees poorly, forgets names and events own life, but is actively getting younger. And of course, he is fascinated by Zinochka. Mother Moskaleva rushes at the new groom like a kite. She convinces her daughter to marry the prince, become the owner of his wealth, and after his imminent death, to reunite with at least the same poor teacher who was recently refused. Mozglyakov is offended by Marya Alexandrovna’s treachery and, in retaliation, convinces his uncle that he didn’t really make any proposal, that it was all just a dream.

Critics rightly note that the role of Prince K was so chosen by Vladimir Zeldin not because of the actor’s venerable age, but precisely because in any role he demonstrates a clear irony towards the character. So in this performance he charmingly plays up the prince’s obsessive fear of giving away his terrible secret. God forbid someone finds out that such a prominent gentleman wears a wig...

This the performance is on on the Vakhtangov stage for more than fifteen years. It appeared in the theater’s repertoire even before Rimas Tuminas took office. artistic director. At that time, the famous ensemble was not going through the best period in its history, and “Uncle’s Dream,” directed by the popular favorite Vladimir Etush, and with Maria Aronova to boot, again provided the Vakhtangov theater with full houses.

There is not a single play in the legacy of Fyodor Dostoevsky, but dramatizations based on his prose works always in demand by the theater. "Uncle's Dream" is usually staged as a benefit performance - venerable actors like to celebrate anniversaries with the role of Prince K. IN Vakhtangov Theater The prince is played by Vladimir Etush - a wonderful, intelligent character actor, whose fame, of course, is supported by film roles. He is not afraid to appear before the public as an old man; his Prince is really frail and in terms of plasticity he resembles a puppet with poorly lubricated joints. But at the same time, the chivalrous spirit is alive in Etush’s hero, he is able to sincerely admire a woman.

In the case of this “Uncle’s Dream”, not only the role of Prince K., but also the part of Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva, a provincial trendsetter, became a benefit performance. The decisive lady was played by Maria Aronova - she played brightly, tastyly, and sweepingly. “The role once played by two of the greatest Soviet actresses, Faina Ranevskaya and Maria Babanova, obviously received a worthy chapter in its stage history"- wrote critic Roman Dolzhansky in his review.

The heroine of Aronova decided to get the old rich Prince K as the husband of her daughter Zina. She persuades the girl to marry the old man, wait out how long he will be allotted, so that he will not need anything for the rest of his life. Moskaleva creates all the conditions for the elderly guest to become interested in young Zinochka, and he, not without the “help” of relaxing drinks, proposes. True, the next day he can no longer remember about it... And his nephew (at least that’s what he calls himself) Mozglyakov, who himself wants to marry Zinochka, convinces the Prince that he saw the moment of the proposal in a dream. Zina confesses to the Prince: indeed, she tried to charm him - at the instigation of her mother. The prince is touched by her honesty, but the experience is too strong for him - he dies in his hotel room. The hopes of the ambitious Marya Alexandrovna collapsed...

Already the first reviewers noted the director’s extraordinary attention to the crowd, which is called here “the solemn chorus of Mordasov’s ladies.” It is the participants of this “choir” who create a recognizable and comical atmosphere of provincial society. The everyday life of these ladies is boring and monotonous, the more flowery are their fantasies about a distant bright life, full of beauty and romance... The authors of the play even visualized some of the “touches” of their dreams - with unobtrusive humor and sympathy for simple-minded provincial fashionistas. Artist Yuri Galperin created an original functional design on stage that allows the action to be transferred from rooms to the street and back.

Ticket prices:

Parterre row 1-6: 5500-4500 rub.
Parterre row 12-18: 2000-2700 rub.
Grounds row 7-11: 4500-3500 rub.
Amphitheater, mezzanine: 1500-2000 rub.

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The production of “Uncle’s Dream” has been sold out at the Vakhtangov Theater for several years now. Director Vladimir Ivanov, with his work based on the play, once again confirmed that the classics are always relevant.

The play "Uncle's Dream" was first published in 1859. Comedy, comedy, images of the main characters, the sharpness of their remarks - the work has all the necessary set of characteristics for staging theater stage. “Uncle's Dream” is included in the repertoire of most leading theaters.

The plot of the play tells about Everyday life Maria Moskaleva. Through the image of this woman, the viewer perceives the traditions and life of all the inhabitants of the provincial town of Mordasov. Here intrigues, gossip and vulgar antics are perceived as heroism and replace true values life. The influence of such an environment is detrimental to people. Human values overshadows the passion for luxury and wealth.

Much in the image of Moskaleva, who can “execute or pardon,” command or convince, is close to her contemporaries and their views on life. The production on the stage of the Vakhtangov Theater is a new interpretation of the classics, revealing to the audience the still unknown Dostoevsky. Bright makeup, great game cast captivate the audience from the first minutes of the performance.

Duration of the performance: 3 hours 25 minutes.

Characters and performers:

Prince K.
God knows what kind of old man yet, and yet, looking at him, the thought involuntarily comes to mind that he has become dilapidated, or, better to say, worn out -
Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva
of course, the first lady in Mordasov
Afanasy Matveevich
Marya Alexandrovna’s husband, in critical cases, somehow gets lost and looks like a ram who has seen a new gate
Zinaida Afanasyevna
only daughter Marya Alexandrovna and Afanasy Matveevich is undoubtedly a beauty, excellently brought up, but she is twenty-three years old, and she is still not married -
Pavel Aleksandrovich Mozglyakov
young, handsome, dandy, one and a half hundred unmarried souls, from St. Petersburg. Not everything is at home in the head - Oleg Makarov
Nastasya Petrovna Zyablova
a widow living in the house of Marya Alexandrovna as distant relative. She would really like to get married again -
Sofya Petrovna Farpukhina
certainly the most eccentric lady in Mordasov. Obsessed with the fact that she is a colonel -
Anna Nikolaevna Antipova
prosecutor. The sworn enemy of Marya Alexandrovna, although in appearance her sincere friend and follower is Marina Esipenko,
Natalya Dmitrievna Paskudina
nicknamed "tub". For three weeks now she has been Anna Nikolaevna’s most sincere friend,
Solemn choir of Mordasov ladies
Felisata Mikhailovna
a big laugher, quite cunning, of course - a gossip, Natalya Moleva
Luiza Karlovna
German by origin, but Russian by mentality and heart -

An anecdote expanded by Dostoevsky into a picture provincial morals, has a subtitle in the play - “Full and wonderful story the rise, glory and solemn fall of Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva and her entire house in Mordasov.”

The production became a benefit performance for Vladimir Etush (Prince K) and Maria Aronova (Moskalev).

From the numerous characteristics given by Dostoevsky, director V. Ivanov chooses the following for Prince K.: “a mummy dressed up as a young man.”

Moskaleva begins a battle for the heart (and capital) of Prince K., not hesitating to sacrifice the youth of her daughter Zina, who is unbearably disgusted by this intrigue.

Mozglyakov, who is in love with Zina, only aggravates her suffering through his stupidity.

Characters and performers:

Prince K.
God doesn’t yet know what kind of old man, but meanwhile, looking at him, the thought involuntarily comes that he has become dilapidated, or, better said, worn out - Vladimir Etush

Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva
of course, the first lady in Mordasov is Maria Aronova

Afanasy Matveevich
Marya Alexandrovna’s husband, in critical cases, somehow gets lost and looks like a ram who has seen a new gate - Andrey Zaretsky

Zinaida Afanasyevna
the only daughter of Marya Alexandrovna and Afanasy Matveevich is undoubtedly a beauty, excellently brought up, but she is twenty-three years old and still unmarried - Anna Dubrovskaya

Pavel Aleksandrovich Mozglyakov
young, handsome, dandy, one and a half hundred unmarried souls, from St. Petersburg. Not everything is at home in the head - Oleg Makarov

Nastasya Petrovna Zyablova
a widow living in Marya Alexandrovna's house as a distant relative. She would really like to get married again - Elena Ivochkina, Lidia Konstantinova

Sofya Petrovna Farpukhina
certainly the most eccentric lady in Mordasov. Obsessed with the fact that she is a colonel - Elena Sotnikova, Olga Tumaikina

Anna Nikolaevna Antipova
prosecutor. Marya Alexandrovna's sworn enemy, although in appearance her sincere friend and follower is Nonna Grishaeva

Natalya Dmitrievna Paskudina
nicknamed "tub". It’s been three weeks since she’s been Anna Nikolaevna’s most sincere friend - Irina Dymchenko

Solemn choir of Mordasov ladies

Felisata Mikhailovna
a big laugher, quite cunning, of course - a gossip - Vera Novikova, Natalya Moleva

Luiza Karlovna
German by origin, but Russian in mind and heart - Irina Kalistratova

Praskovya Ilyinichna
has an offended face, wipes her watery eyes and blows her nose - Inna Alabina

Katerina Petrovna
has luxurious shapes that resemble better times humanity - Elena Melnikova

Akulina Panfilovna
a strange girl, almost completely crazy - Yulia Yanovskaya

Sonya
daughter of Natalya Dmitrievna Paskudina, fifteen years old, and still in a short dress, only to the knees - Anastasia Vedenskaya

Masha
an orphan, also in a short dress, only even higher than the knees - Ekaterina Shchankina, Larisa Baranova

Pakhomych
old valet and favorite of the prince - Anatoly Menshchikov

Grishka
devoted servant of Afanasy Matveevich - Pavel Safonov, Evgeny Kosyrev

Musicians
Iya Mustafina, Ekaterina Nezhnova, Olga Zhevlakova, Natalya Morozova, Evgeny Poltorakov
Stage director Vladimir Ivanov
Scenography and costumes Yuri Galperin
Lighting designer Vladimir Amelin
Make-up artists Olga Kalyavina, Ivan Sokolov
Choreography Tatyana Borisova
Musical arrangement Tatyana Agayeva