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Click for ALT review, March 22
UPDATE: Feature by Dawn Youngs for www.austin.culturemap.com, March 3
UPDATE: Feature by Dan Solomon for the Austin Chronicle, March 8
UPDATE: Review by Jillian Owens for the Austin Chronicle, March 15
UPDATE: Robert Faires mentions Bento while discussing assumptions and definitions, Austin Chronicle, March 22
UPDATE: Review by Ryan E. Johnson for examiner.com, March 29
presents
The Schooling of Bento Bonchev
by Maxsym Kurochkin
translated by John Freedman
directed by Graham Schmidt
March 9 - 31, Thursdays - Sundays at 8 p.m.
The Off Center, 2211 Hidalgo Street, behind Joe's Bakery and near 7th St. and Robert Martinez
Tickets: $15 - $25 General Admission
Get Your Seats
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 Voice 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
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