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«State vs Natasha Banina». Arlekin Players Theatre, live zoom Theater ART Experiment
Play by Yaroslava Pulinovich
"A CAPTIVATING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE!" - THE NEW YORK TIMES
"…Exciting! A really clever production! A gripping performance!" - Jared Bowen, WGBH
"…brilliant portrayal!" - Don Aucoin, THE BOSTON GLOBE

Direction — Igor Golyak
Animation — Anton Iakhontov
Video design — Igor Golyak
Composer — Vadim Khrapatchev
Translation — John Freedman
Produced by Arlekin Players Theatre and Sara Stackhouse
Featuring Darya Denisova as Natasha Banina
WARNING! THIS IS A LIVE INTERACTIVE ART EXPERIENCE

She makes her case; the audience decides her fate. This is State vs. Natasha Banina.

Performed live by Darya Denisova (2020 Elliot Norton Award-winner for Outstanding Actress), State vs. Natasha Banina unfolds as a Russian teenager tells the story of her life in a small-town orphanage, and how her desire to be free led to a crime of passion. From the inside of a "Zoom court room," she makes unique appeals to the audience/jury, letting them into her world where she dreams of love, family, and her future. Is Natasha guilty of manslaughter? You, the audience, will decide.

Based on Natasha’s Dream by the Russian playwright Yaroslava Pulinovich, this New York Times Critic’s Pick is a brilliant example of how live theatre can break boundaries and shock viewers even when experienced at home on a laptop.
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