Alexandre Marine
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Alexandre Marine | |
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| Born | September 30, 1958 |
| 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) is a Russian-born actor, theatre director, and playwright. He spent many years based in Montreal, Canada. He has also appeared in several Russian films.
Alexandre Marine was born on September 30, 1958,[1] in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Soviet Union.[2]
Career
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.[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]
Recognition and honours
On April 23, 1993, he was recognized by the Russian government as a Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation.[8]
Select credits as stage director
- 2015: "The Tempest.Variations" translated from English by Alexandre Marine, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia[9]
- 2015: "KNOCK: A Journey to a Strange Country" adapted by Alexandre Marine and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York[10]
- 2013: "COVERS" by Ruvym Gilman and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York[11]
- 2012: "Sister Hope" based on Alexander Volodin's play "Elder Sister," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia[12]
- 2012: "Waiting for the Barbarians" adapted from J. M. Coetzee's novel Waiting for the Barbarians, Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town, South Africa[13]
- 2012: "Marriage 2.0", adapted from Anton Chekhov's short stories and one act plays, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia[14]
- 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[15]
- 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)[16]
- 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[17]
- 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[18]
- 2003: "The Seagull 2288" based on Chekhov's play, ArcLight Theatre, New York, NY[19]
- 2002: "Duck Hunting" by Aleksandr Vampilov, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia[20]
- 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
