“Ingenious! It left me wanting more…”
The New York Times
for chekhovOS /an experimental game/
Igor
Golyak
Director, Live & Virtual Theater
Founder, Arlekin Players Theatre
Press
"Igor Golyak [has] already come up with one of the virtual era’s most acclaimed productions”
— Elisabeth Vincentelli, The New York Times
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"There’s a certain fearlessness to Igor Golyak. This is a director driven to reimagine and deconstruct classic texts, not just stage them."
— Don Aucoin, The Boston Globe
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"[Golyak] may have very well pioneered a new form of interactive entertainment.“
— Eric Hauter, GamingNexus
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"Golyak’s production fuses film, theater, and video game technology to create a new hybrid platform."
— Shana Nys Dambrot, LA Weekly
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"Golyak’s inventive version takes the classic story for a wild ride — and I was thrilled to be on the bus."
— Jacquin Sinclair, WBUR/NPR
UP NEXT
The Orchard Off-Broadway
An adaptation of The Cherry Orchard
May–July 2022
Hybrid | In-Person in New York, NY |
Virtual Online, Accessible Worldwide
The Making of The Orchard Virtual Experience
RECENT PROJECTS
chekhovOS
an experimental game
May–June 2021
Virtual | Online
Awards:
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The New York Times Critic’s Pick
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Broadway World Regional Award: Best Director of a Streamed Production,
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2022 Elliot Norton Special Citation for ‘Pioneering Work in Online Theater’
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This Week in New York Pandemic Award
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Best Theater of 2021, Don Aucoin, The Boston Globe
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Best Theater of 2021, Jules Becker, The Jewish Journal
State vs Natasha Banina
May–December 2020
Virtual | Online
Awards:
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The New York Times Critic’s Pick
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London Fringe Festival “OFFies Award” Nominee
The Seagull
November–December 2019
In-person
Awards:
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2020 Elliot Norton Award Nominee: Outstanding Production
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2020 Elliot Norton Award Nominee: Outstanding Direction
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2020 Elliot Norton Award Nominee: Outstanding Ensemble
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2020 Elliot Norton Award Winner: Outstanding Design
The Stone
September 2019
In-person
Awards:
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2020 Eliot Norton Award Winner: Outstanding Production
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2020 Eliot Norton Award Winner: Outstanding Direction
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2020 Elliot Norton Award Nominee: Outstanding Ensemble
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2020 Elliot Norton Award Nominee: Outstanding Design
The Merchant of Venice
September–October 2021
In-person
Awards:
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Best Theater of 2021, Don Aucoin, The Boston Globe
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Best Theater of 2021, Ed Seigel, WBUR
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Best Theater of 2021, Jules Becker, The Jewish Journal