Alexandre Marine

Alexandre Marine (Russian: Александр Валентинович Марин; born September 30, 1958) is a Russian-born actor, theatre director, and playwright. He spent many years based in Montreal, Canada. He has also appeared in several Russian films.

Alexandre Marine
Born	(1958-09-30) September 30, 1958 (age 67) Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Other names	Александр Валентинович Марин, Alexander Marin
Occupations	Actor, director, playwright
Years active	1979 – present

Early life and education

Alexandre Marine was born on September 30, 1958,^[1] in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Soviet Union.^[2]

Career

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.^[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]

He is based in Montreal.^[when?][2]

Recognition and honours

On April 23, 1993, he was recognized by the Russian government as a Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation.^[8]

Select credits as stage director

• 2015: "The Tempest.Variations" translated from English by Alexandre Marine, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[9]
• 2015: "KNOCK: A Journey to a Strange Country" adapted by Alexandre Marine and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York^[10]
• 2013: "COVERS" by Ruvym Gilman and Boris Zilberman, Lost & Found Project, New York City, New York^[11]
• 2012: "Sister Hope" based on Alexander Volodin's play "Elder Sister," Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[12]
• 2012: "Waiting for the Barbarians" adapted from J. M. Coetzee's novel Waiting for the Barbarians, Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town, South Africa^[13]
• 2012: "Marriage 2.0", adapted from Anton Chekhov's short stories and one act plays, Tabakov Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[14]
• 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^[15]
• 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)^[16]
• 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^[17]
• 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^[18]
• 2003: "The Seagull 2288" based on Chekhov's play, ArcLight Theatre, New York, NY^[19]
• 2002: "Duck Hunting" by Aleksandr Vampilov, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia^[20]
• 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^[9]
• 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^[21]
• 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