After Vladimir Lenin’s death in 1924, Jewish scientists Boris Zbarsky and Vladimir Vorobiov are assigned to preserve his body for eternity, or die for failing to do so.
Play title: Lenin’s Embalmers
Author (s): Vern Thiessen
Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
Publication Date: 2010
Genre: Comedy
Funder: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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Primary Discipline: Chemistry
Secondary Discipline: Biology
Scientist (s):
Boris Zbarsky- Biochemist
Vladimir Vorobiov-Anatomist
Source Texts: Lenin’s Embalmers by Ilya Zbarsky and Samuel Hutchinson
Character Breakdown: 7 Men, 1 Woman
Lenin,Boris Zbarsky, Vladimir Vorobiov, Nadia, Stalin, Krasin, Agent 1/Ramon, Agent 2/Trotsky
Setting: Russia
Time Period: 1924
Synopsis of Play: After Vladimir Lenin’s death in 1924, Jewish scientists Boris Zbarsky and Vladimir Vorobiov are assigned to preserve his body for eternity, or die for failing to do so. As they attempt to do so, Russia descends into Stalinist terror around them, throwing ever increasing challenges in their path.
First Performance Date: Ensemble Studio Theatre (New York) March 3, 2010
First Producer: Ensemble Studio Theatre
Performance History:
World Premiere- Ensemble Studio Theatre (New York). March 3, 2010
Canadian Premiere- Winnipeg Jewish Theatre. October 14, 2010
Opened in Toronto. November 2, 2010
Links:
http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/reviews/03-2010/lenins-embalmers_25506.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/theater/28embalmer.html
Entered by: Bryan Boag and Cate Wells
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