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January 09, 2014 by Sarah Payne, The Entertainer
Love versus money is the central theme in contemporary Russian playwright Sergei Belov’s two one-act plays, “Lucky Number” and “Woman of My Dreams,” this year’s performance by The Corvallis Russian Troupe.
"Shakespeare in Hollywood" in Russian, Ken Ludwig's web site
"Shakespeare in Hollywood" by Ken Ludwig
Translation by Svetlana Erofeeva
Produced by OSU Russian Troupe 2013
by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc, NY
January 18, 2013 By Raju Woodward, The Entertainer
Ken Ludwig’s “Shakespeare in Hollywood” revolves around two characters, Oberon and Puck, who magically materialize on the Hollywood set of Max Reinhardt’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” where they are cast as themselves in the film.
Vreneli Farber, a retired OSU professor of Russian, is directing the play, which is billed as comedy. She said that it will be the first time “Shakespeare in Hollywood” has been staged in Russian...
Radiostation: Voice of Russia
The Corvallis Russian Troupe is the brainchild of Vreneli Farber, a former professor of Russian language, literature and culture at Oregon State University. For decades she's been encouraging people to learn about Russia not just by studying but through acting. The troupe recently performed works by Chekhov.
Read more and listen to Vreneli Farber's interview
Plays bring Russian community together
May 2012, By Graham Kislingbury, The Entertainer
The Corvallis Russian Troupe will present its 17th show, “Three Vaudevilles by Anton Chekhov (“The Bear,” ‘“The Evil of Tobacco” and “The Power of Hypnotism”) at the Majestic Theatre.
Olga Krankina is a professor in the OSU College of Forestry who moved to Corvallis from St. Petersburg, Russia, 20 years ago. She has attended all 16 Russian plays so far and plans to be in the audience for this weekend’s production.
“It brings the Russian community together. Vrnelli does a very good job,” Krankina says. “They always stage comedies. I sometimes laugh to the point of tears.”
By Tyler Hansen | The Entertainer March 10, 2011
02/24/2010
CORVALLIS, Ore. –Oregon State University’s Russian Troupe will perform the play “Rich Brides” on March 6 and 7 at the Lab Theater in Withycombe Hall, 30th Street and Campus Way, Corvallis.
Written in 1878 by Aleksandr Ostrovsky, the play takes on themes such as: the strong dominating the weak, the negative influence of money on a society’s values, the place of women in society, and the worth of people.
Russian-language play to show at OSU
March 04, 2010 by Entertainer
This year the troupe will perform “Rich Brides,” written in 1878 by Aleksandr Ostrovsky (best known in the West for his play “The Thunderstorm”).
Russian-Language Comedy Play to Show at OSU
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Russian Troupe will stage Mikhail Bulgakov’s “Half-Witted Jourdain” on April 3 and 4 2009.
March 28, 2008 by Entertainer
Russian Troupe tries to dispose of a dead body in "Out of Order"...
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