Arlekin Players Theatre
About
Arlekin Players Theatre is a theater company of immigrants rooted in classical and contemporary Russian theater, performing in English and Russian. It describes itself as a company of outsiders making visceral, director-driven work guided by three values: beauty, empathy and meaning. Productions reach audiences in person and online, with a special commitment to the Russian-language community and a broader aim of building connections across cultures.
Arlekin began in 2009 as an ensemble of Boston-based immigrants from the former Soviet Union, led by director Igor Golyak, who was born in Kyiv. During the pandemic it launched the Zero Gravity Lab for virtual theater; its productions included chekhovOS, a New York Times Critics’ Pick starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Jessica Hecht, and WITNESS, developed with US Holocaust Memorial Museum researchers. Recent work includes Our Class and Delirium, which moved from Boston to New York.
What to Know
- Our Class won 2026 Elliot Norton Awards for Outstanding Visiting Play and for Chulpan Khamatova’s performance.
- Some productions are offered as hybrid in-person and virtual performances.
- Russian-language shows may include English subtitles.
- Igor Golyak is a Mandel Fellow and is set to direct The Wanderers in London.
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