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Mark Zakharov
Mark Zakharov (1933-2019) was a Soviet and Russian theatrical director and playwright. He was also a professor at the Moscow Theatre Institute (GITIS). Born in Moscow, USSR, Mark Zakharov's father was a Red Army soldier during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920, and his mother was an actress. Zakharov was raised in Moscow, where he was encouraged by his mother in his persistent efforts to become an actor. He was admitted after several attempts and graduated from the acting school of the State Theatre Institute in 1955. Zakharov helped create an ensemble of actors who worked with him at Moscow's Lenkom Theatre, including: Inna Churikova, Leonid Bronevoy, Oleg Yankovsky, Aleksandr Abdulov, Nikolai Karachentsov, Aleksandr Zbruyev, Aleksandra Zakharova, Tatyana Kravchenko, Aleksandr Lazarev, and Dmitri Pevtsov. Mark Zakharov has been the Artistic Director of Moscow's Lenkom Theatre since 1973, where he has helped to define the landscape of Moscow's theatrical culture.
As director
The Heavenly Wanderers
Marriage
Peer Gynt
The Cherry Orchard
Balakirev the Jester
Marriage
Mystification
The Barbarian and the Heretic
Mad Day or Figaro Wedding
The Royal Games
All In
The Wise Man
Juno and Avos
Balakirev the Jester
The Seagull
Memorial Prayer
To Kill a Dragon
Dictatorship of Conscience
Three Girls in Blue
The House That Swift Built
Formula of Love
Juno and Avos
The Name of the Earth and the Sun
The Very Same Munchhausen
Ordinary Miracle
Lad from Our Town
Wake Up and Sing
Пир во время чумы
The Train Stops for Two Minutes
Schweik in World War II
