Alexandre Marine
Born	(1958-09-30) September 30, 1958 (age 65) Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Other names	Александр Валентинович Марин, Alexander Marin
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, playwright
Years active	1979 – present

Alexandre Marine (Russian: Александр Валентинович Марин; born September 30, 1958,^[1] in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia^[2]) is a Russian-born actor-director-playwright currently based in Montreal.^[2] On April 23, 1993, he was recognized by the Russian government as a Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation.^[3]

His award-winning productions include "The Blue Rose" (Special Jury Prize at Amurskaya Osen' in Blagoveshensk),^[4] "...the itsy bitsy spider..." (Best of Baltimore, 2010),^[5] "Marie Stuart" (Best Montreal production, 2007–2008 season)^[6] and "Amadeus" (Best English-language production, 2006–2007 season)^[7]

Apart from his career as a stage actor and stage director, he has appeared in several Russian films.^[8]

Tabakov Theatre

Marine began his career as an actor at Oleg Tabakov's theatre (commonly known as the Tabakerka), where he had his directorial debut, later becoming a staff director at the theatre.^[9]

Select Credits as Stage Director

2015: "The Tempest.Variations" translated from English by Alexandre Marine, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[10]
2015: "KNOCK: A Journey to a Strange Country" adapted by Alexandre Marine and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York^[11]
2013: "COVERS" by Ruvym Gilman and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York^[12]
2012: "Sister Hope" based on Alexander Volodin's play "Elder Sister," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[13]
2012: "Waiting for the Barbarians" adapted from J.M. Coetzee's novel Waiting for the Barbarians, Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town, South Africa^[14]
2012: "Marriage 2.0", adapted from Anton Chekhov's short stories and one act plays, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[15]
2011: "The Blue Rose", adapted from Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, VIP-Theatre, Moscow, Russia
2010: Vassa, adapted from Maxim Gorky, Théâtre du Rideau Vert, Montréal^[16]
2009: "...the itsy bitsy spider...", adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Possessed, Studio Six Theater Company, New York City (with performances in Bridgeport, CT, Baltimore, MD and Montreal, Quebec, Canada)^[17]
2009: "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams, Théâtre du Rideau Vert, Montréal, Canada
2009: "The Swan" by Elizabeth Egloff, Premiere, Moscow, Russia
2009: "Le Boeuf sur le toit", music by Darius Milhaud, based on a scenario by Jean Cocteau, I Musici de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
2008: "Dangerous Liaisons" by Christopher Hampton, at the Leonor and Alvin Segal Theatre at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, 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: "Hay Fever" by Noël Coward, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[18]
2007: "The Emigrants" by Slawomir Mrozek, Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada
2007: "Marie Stuart" by Friedrich Schiller, Théâtre du Rideau Vert, Montréal, Canada
2006: "The Old Maid and the Thief" by Gian Carlo Menotti, I Musici de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
2005: "Antiformalist Rayok" by Dmitri Shostakovich, I Musici de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
2004: "Macbeth.com based on Shakespeare's play, Starvin' Kitty Productions, New York, NY
2004: "Antony and Cleopatra" by Shakespeare, ACRON Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
2003: "Arcadia by Tom Stoppard, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[19]
2003: "The Seagull 2288" based on Chekhov's play, ArcLight Theatre, New York, NY^[20]
2002: "Duck Hunting" by Aleksandr Vampilov, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[21]
2001: "The Beatles Babes" by Sergei Volynets, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia
2000: "Mother Courage" by Bertolt Brecht, Hayuza Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
1999: "Hamlet" by Shakespeare, Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada
1997: "Sublimation of Love" by Aldo De Benedetti, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow
1996: "We" adapted from Yevgeny Zamyatin's eponymous novel, Théâtre Deuxième Réalite, Montréal, Canada
1980: "Dr. Faustus" by Goethe, Tabakov Studio, Moscow, Soviet Union

Select Credits as Stage Actor

2015: Prospero in "The Tempest.Variations" based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[10]
2007: Ensemble in "12" based on the works of Russian poets during the Silver Age of Russian Poetry, Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada
2004: Semyon Podsekalnikov in Nikolai Erdman's "The Suicide", Théâtre Deuxième Réalité, Montréal, Canada
1994: Nikolay Ivanovich in "Mechanical Piano" based on Chekhov's early works, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[22]
1991: Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment," Theatre Atelier, Moscow, Soviet Union
1989: Khlestakov in Gogol's "The Inspector General," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union
1988: Epstein in Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union
1983: Alan Strang in Peter Shaffer's Equus (play), Pushkin Theatre, Moscow, Soviet Union
1979: Longnose in "Two Arrows," Tabakov Studio, Moscow, Soviet Union

References

^ Kino-Teatr profile (in Russian)
^ ^a ^b Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia profile
^ "Copy of the presidential decree". Archived from the original on 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
^ "RIA-Novosti article with all winners". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
^ "City Paper article listing all 2010 winners". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
^ AQCT (Association québecoise des critiques de théâtre) press release (in French)
^ AQCT (Association québecoise des critiques de théâtre) press release (in French)
^ IMDb profile
^ Beumers, Brigit. Pop Culture Russia!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2005. 145.
^ ^a ^b Production summary on the Tabakov Theatre website
^ Theatermania Review of KNOCK: A Journey to a Strange Country
^ Jewish Week preview of the performance
^ Review of the Tabakov Theatre production of Sister Hope
^ Review of the Baxter Theatre production of Waiting For the Barbarians^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Tabakov Theatre profile of the Marriage 2.0 production
^ "Théâtre du Rideau Vert profile of the Vassa production". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
^ Studio Six profile of "...the itsy bitsy spider..." production
^ Moscow Art Theatre profile for the Hay Fever production
^ Tabakov Theatre of the production of Arcadia
^ Wilmeth, Don B. The Cambrdidge guide to American Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Page 155.
^ Moscow Art Theatre "Duck Hunting" production profile
^ Tabakov Theatre production profile for "Mechanical Piano"

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