PREMIERE OF RUSSIAN ANTI-WAR CONFESSION "THE BORDER" AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
The Border
Los Angeles, California – An important event for the theater community is on the horizon: the premiere of the Russian play “The Border” by Sergei Davydov at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, to be held at the Actors Company, Let Live Theater. The one-man show will be presented by the non-profit organization RimoVision Group, starring Misha Suvorov, producer Elena Kuznetsova.
“The Border” is a dramatic poem written using the autofictional method. The plot unfolds during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The main character, a young man from Moscow, opposes the war. To avoid becoming a victim of repression, he is forced to leave the country. However, his plans are shattered when he learns that his mother, who lives in a war zone on the border of two countries, is suffering a heart attack. Amidst the bombings, the characters are forced to find ways of reconciliation and forgiveness in the midst of war and dictatorship.
The premiere of “The Border” at the Hollywood Fringe Festival promises to be a powerful theatrical event, captivating audiences with its relevance and depth of theme.
Show Dates:
June 9th 12:00 pm (premiere) + Q&A session with writer LA – Berlin
June 13th 7:00 pm
June 30 7:30 pm
Actors Company, Let Live Theater, 916 N Formosa Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
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About RimoVision Group:
RimoVision Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting creative and cultural projects. Creative Theatre for All!
About producer:
Elena Kuznetsova is a commercial and film actress from Moscow, Russia. The producer of the Russian playwriting festival “Echo Lubimovka” Los Angeles. “The Border” will be the First producer project at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
About playwright:
Sergei Davydov is a Russian playwright, writer and poet and holds an MA in Philology (HSE University, Moscow). The author of over 30 plays presented at stages throughout the world. His plays, novels and poems have been translated into many languages, including English, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and others.
In 2023 he left Russia. In the same year, Freedom Letters published Sergei Davydov’s novel “Springfield” about queer people in pre-war Russia. The novel became a bestseller in Russian and various critics called the book “Springfield” "one of the most important texts written in Russian in recent years.
About performer:
Misha Suvorov is a trained actor from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Sanford Meisner Center 2016 graduate and RimoVision loyal group member since 2023, Misha works on stage, TV and in film.
