Balzaminov’s Marriage (1992)

A. Katz produced “Balzaminov’s Marriage” as a sad, Gogol-like story about a poor dreamy boy Misha Balzaminov  who was portrayed by M. Vaskov as almost a poet, artless and gentle. M. Aronova in the role of Belotelova made her first appearance on the Vakhtangov stage, still being a student of the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute.

Main Stage

Premiere was on 29 December 1992

Characters & Cast:

Pavla Petrovna Balzaminova,
widow
Antonina Gunchenko
Mikhailo Dmitrich Balzaminov,
her son
Mikhail Vaskov
Akulina Gavrilovna Krasavina,
matchmaker
Raina Praudina
Matryona,
cook
Inna Alabina
Lukian Lukianych Chebakov,
former officer, very decent man with moustache
Viktor Zozulin
Domna Evstigneevna Belotelova,
widow around 30 years old
Maria Aronova
Khimka,
Pejenova’s maid
Olga Gavriluk
Avdotia,
Belotelova’s parlormaid
Tatyana Velikanova

Pezhenovy, women around their 30s
Anfisa PanfilovnaMarianna Vertinskaya
Raisa Panfilovna Irina Dymchenko
Elena Melnikova

Crew:

Staging and Production Arkadiy Kats
Scenography and costumes Tatyana Shvets
Music Valeriy Gavrilin
Plastics Stage director Mikhal Kislyarov