The Russian Arts Theater and Studio

The Russian Arts Theater & Studio is an award-winning not-for-profit 501 (c) theater company founded with the mission to preserve, promote and cultivate Russian arts, culture and heritage through high-quality theatrical productions.We are a community of international artists who stand in solidarity with our friends and families in Ukraine.Headed by internationally acclaimed Russian director Aleksey Burago, TRATS has delivered numerous shows to the New York City theater community, including works by Pushkin, Gogol, Chekhov, Gorky, Bulgakov, Bunin, and much more. For more information, please visit us at www.russiantheater.org.PAST PRODUCTIONSPast productions at The Russian Arts Theater & Studio includeThe Seagull,Enemies Of The People,Uncle Vanya, The Bear, Swan Song, Mikhail Bulgakov's Master and Margarita Or, The Devil Comes To Moscow, Crime and Punishment, Avenue of Wonder, House of Curiosities, Billy Bob Boils The Sea, My Uncle Chekhov, Lady With a Lapdog With Jokes And a Happy Ending, andThree Sisters.ABOUT THE DIRECTORAleksey Burago is the Artisic Director of The Russian Arts Theater & Studio and a graduate of The Moscow Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS), where he studied under the internationally renowned theater director Pyotr Fomenko. As a theater artist, Aleksey's work has taken him to stages around the world, including Scotland, Denmark, Mexico, Turkey and Japan.In Russia, he has staged works for many different state theaters, including the Theater of Youth, Puskin Theater and the Baltic House Theater. Aleksey's production ofBeyond Recognitionpremiered at the Hermitage Theater, where it recieved a sold-out run and played to rave reviews. In New York, Aleksey has staged over forty productions. His latest workLady With a Lapdog With Jokes And a Happy Endingplayed a sold-out run this past summer at Pushkin Hall, home to The Russian Arts Theater & Studio.Aleksey's directorial work has received awards both in New York and abroad, including the 2010 Best One Person Show at theInternational United Solo Festival. In Russia, he had been awarded Best Director in theMoscow Annual Festival of Classical Playsand also theSt. Petersburgh Comedy Festival. In addition to teaching Russian Theater Lab and Playing Chekhov at The Russian Arts Theater and Studio, Aleksey is also on faculty at HB Studio and is the Director-in-Residence at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey.