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Breaking String Theater proudly presents Maksym Kurochkin's:

Photo by: Will Hollis Snider

The Schooling of Bento Bonchev

Directed by Graham Schmidt
Translated by John Freedman

When: 2012

  • March 9th through March 31st 2012 
  • Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 8:00pm

 

Where:

The Off Center
2211 Hidalgo Street, Austin, TX 78702


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About The Production:

Somewhere in the not-too-distant future, a grad student named Bento runs out of patience at his typical American university. He no longer wants to study that ancient relic of human behavior called love. He no longer believes it even ever existed. It was just a myth someone dreamed up to market useless products. As Bento breaks with his mentor-professor, shuns the attentions of a young student named Sandy and feels his life falling apart, he sees the world engulfed in a furious sexual revolution and falls into happily married life - all as he strives to just connect.

BENTO's opening weekend coincides with the 2012 Breaking String New Russian Drama Festival, produced in association with Austin's Fusebox Festival and the Center For International Theatre Development's New Voic and attend the 2012 Breaking String New Russian Drama Festival, produced in association with the Center for International Theatre Development through its New Visions / New Voices initiative. NRDFest 2012 is free and open to the public, and features staged readings of new Russian plays, panel discussions including expert UT commentators Tom Garza and Elizabeth Richmond-Garza and Austin Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires, plus opportunities to meet and interact with one of Russia's most popular, important and innovative playwrights (Maksym Kurochkin himself!) as well as Bento translator and Moscow-based critic, scholar and theater-maker John Freedman - considered one of the world's leading authorities on contemporary Russian theater.

Artistic and Production Team
  • Bento Bonchev.......................................Jesse Bertron
  • Professor Tirce........................................Joe Penrod
  • Sandy....................................................Devyn Ray
  • Cecilia....................................................Victoria Melcher
  • Emma....................................................Chris Humphrey
  • Frank.....................................................Garry Peters
  • Journalist................................................Dawn Youngs
  • Sapiridis / Simon.....................................Sergio Alvarado
  • Students.................................................Bradley Wright, Ronis Alvarenga
  • Scenic Design..........................................Ia Enstera
  • Lighting Design.......................................Steven Shirey
  • Costume Design......................................Pam Fletcher Friday
  • Sound Design..........................................Blake Addyson
  • Props and scenic assistant........................Maggie Bell
  • Movement Director and Choreographer.....Adriene Mishler
  • Production Stage Manager........................Angelica Manez
  • Director...................................................Graham Schmidt
  • Translator................................................John Freedman
  • Playwright...............................................Max Kurochkin