Alexandre Marine (; born September 30, 1958, in

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currently based in

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. On April 23, 1993, he was recognized by the Russian government as a

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of the Russian Federation. His award-winning productions include "The Blue Rose" (Special Jury Prize at Amurskaya Osen' in Blagoveshensk), "...the itsy bitsy spider..." (Best of Baltimore, 2010), "Marie Stuart" (Best Montreal production, 2007–2008 season) and "Amadeus" (Best English-language production, 2006–2007 season) Apart from his career as a stage actor and stage director, he has appeared in several

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Tabakov Theatre

Marine began his career as an actor at

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's theatre (commonly known as the Tabakerka), where he had his directorial debut, later becoming a staff director at the theatre.

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* 2015: "The Tempest.Variations" translated from English by Alexandre Marine, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, RussiaProduction summary on the Tabakov Theatre website
/ref> * 2015: "KNOCK: A Journey to a Strange Country" adapted by Alexandre Marine and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York * 2013: "COVERS" by Ruvym Gilman and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York * 2012: "Sister Hope" based on

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's play "Elder Sister," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2012: "Waiting for the Barbarians" adapted from

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's novel Waiting for the Barbarians, Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town, South Africa * 2012: "Marriage 2.0", adapted from

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's short stories and one act plays, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2011: "

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", adapted from

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' ''

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'', VIP-Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2010: ''

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, Montréal * 2009: " ...the itsy bitsy spider...", adapted from

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's '' The Possessed'', Studio Six Theater Company, New York City (with performances in Bridgeport, CT, Baltimore, MD and Montreal, Quebec, Canada) * 2009: "

A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pe ...

" by

, Montréal, Canada * 2009: "The Swan" by Elizabeth Egloff, Premiere, Moscow, Russia * 2009: " Le Boeuf sur le toit", music by

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, based on a scenario by

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, Montréal, Canada * 2008: "

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" by

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, at the Leonor and Alvin Segal Theatre at the

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, 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: "

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, Moscow, Russia * 2007: " The Emigrants" by Slawomir Mrozek, Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada * 2007: " Marie Stuart" by

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, Théâtre du Rideau Vert, Montréal, Canada * 2006: "

The Old Maid and the Thief ''The Old Maid and the Thief'' is a radio opera in one act by Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti. The work uses an English language libretto by the composer which tells a twisted tale of morals and evil womanly power. Menotti writes in t ...

" by

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, Montréal, Canada * 2005: "

Antiformalist Rayok ''Antiformalist Rayok'' (), also known as ''Learner's Manual'', without opus number, is a satirical cantata for four voices, chorus, and piano by Dmitri Shostakovich. It is subtitled ''As an aid to students: the struggle of the realistic and fo ...

" by

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, Montréal, Canada * 2004: " Macbeth.com based on

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's play, Starvin' Kitty Productions, New York, NY * 2004: "

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published ...

" by

, ACRON Theatre, Tokyo, Japan * 2003: " Arcadia by

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, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2003: " The Seagull 2288" based on

Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

's play, ArcLight Theatre, New York, NY * 2002: "Duck Hunting" by Aleksandr Vampilov, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2001: "The Beatles Babes" by Sergei Volynets,

, Moscow, Russia * 2000: "

Mother Courage Mother Courage (German ''Mutter Courage'') is a character from a Grimmelshausen novel ''Lebensbeschreibung der Ertzbetrügerin und Landstörtzerin Courasche'' (''The Runagate Courage'') dating from around 1670. The character had played a cameo r ...

" by

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, Hayuza Theatre, Tokyo, Japan * 1999: "Hamlet" by Shakespeare, Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada * 1997: "Sublimation of Love" by

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, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow * 1996: " We" adapted from

Yevgeny Zamyatin Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin ( rus, Евге́ний Ива́нович Замя́тин, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɪˈvanəvʲɪdʑ zɐˈmʲætʲɪn; – 10 March 1937), sometimes anglicized as Eugene Zamyatin, was a Russian author of science fictio ...

's eponymous novel, Théâtre Deuxième Réalite, Montréal, Canada * 1980: "Dr. Faustus" by Goethe, Tabakov Studio, Moscow, Soviet Union

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* 2015: Prospero in "The Tempest.Variations" based on

Shakespeare's William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

The Tempest ''The Tempest'' is a Shakespeare's plays, play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, th ...

, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia * 2007: Ensemble in "12" based on the works of Russian poets during the

Silver Age of Russian Poetry Silver Age (Сере́бряный век) is a term traditionally applied by Russian philologists to the last decade of the 19th century and first two or three decades of the 20th century. It was an exceptionally creative period in the history o ...

, Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada * 2004: Semyon Podsekalnikov in

Nikolai Erdman Nikolai Robertovich Erdman ( rus, Николай Робертович Эрдман, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ˈrobʲɪrtəvʲɪtɕ ˈɛrdmən, a=Nikolay Robyertovich Erdman.ru.vorb.oga; , Moscow – 10 August 1970) was a Soviet dramatist and screenwriter ...

's " ''The Suicide''", Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada * 1994: Nikolay Ivanovich in "Mechanical Piano" based on

's early works, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, RussiaTabakov Theatre production profile for "Mechanical Piano"
/ref> * 1991: Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's "

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal '' The Russian Messenger'' in twelve monthly installments during 1866.

," Theatre Atelier, Moscow, Soviet Union * 1989: Khlestakov in

Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; ; (; () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin. Gogol used the grotesque in his writings, for example, in his works " The Nose", " Viy", "The Overcoat", and " Nevsky Prosp ...

's "The Inspector General," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union * 1988: Epstein in

Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He received three ...

's "Biloxi Blues," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union * 1983: Alan Strang in

Peter Shaffer Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is best known for the plays '' Equus'' and '' Amadeus'', the latter of which was adapted for the screen by Miloš Forman, with an ...

Equus (play) ''Equus'' is a 1973 play by Peter Shaffer, about a child psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses. Shaffer was inspired to write ''Equus'' when he heard of a crime involving a 1 ...

, Pushkin Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union * 1979: Longnose in "Two Arrows," Tabakov Studio, Moscow, Soviet Union

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marine, Alexandre Living people Russian male actors 1958 births Actors from Krasnoyarsk Russian theatre directors