Seagull: True Story – May 16-June 1

Alexander Molochnikov is a theater director, writer and filmmaker. He worked for over ten years in Moscow where he directed five major productions in drama, a ballet and an opera, two feature films and a TV show. In 2022, he spoke out against the Russian military invasion of Ukraine and then moved to New York. He is now unable to return home to Russia. Since 2014, his first play, 19.14 Cabaret, an antiwar manifest about World War One has been running in repertoire for over ten years at the Moscow Art Theatre of Chekov. However, the theater has removed his name from all materials. The billing now says “Directed by Director”. His opera The Telephone. Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre, along with the ballet The Seagull, which was honored with the “Golden Mask” (the Russian equivalent of the Tony Awards) for best ballet of the year. His feature film Tell Her about moving to the U.S. as a child premiered in 2020 at the 47th SIFF. He created and directed a six-episode series Monastery which became the most popular show of 2022 on streaming platforms in Russia and has directed over ten other shows and films in Moscow. In December 2024, he premiered Crime And Punishment at the Tel Aviv Gesher theater. Keeps filming and staging in NYC.