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Igor
Golyak

Director, Live & Virtual Theater
Founder, Arlekin Players Theatre

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“Ingenious! It left me wanting more…”

The New York Times

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“Artistically ambitious! Golyak is among the most inventive directors working in the United States”

The New York Times

Press

"An epic and intimate drama…stark and uncompromising. The entire cast is excellent!”

— The Wall Street Journal 

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"Four Stars! A virtuosic international ensemble keeps demanding that audiences lean in. Igor Golyak employs minimalism for maximum impact.”

— Time Out New York

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"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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SPRING 2024
THE DYBBUK. Between two worlds

US Premiere | May 30 – June 23, 2024
ARLEKIN

The Vilna Shul, Boston

 

Written by Roy Chen

Based on the original play by S. Ansky

Adapted by Igor Golyak  with Dr. Rachel Merrill Moss

With additional material from the translation by Joachim Neugroschel

Directed by Igor Golyak

Scenic Design Igor Golyak

with Sasha Kuznetsova

Costume & Properties Design Sasha Ageeva

Lighting Design Jeff Adelberg

Music & Sound Design Fedor Zhuravlev

Stage Managers Christina Monaco & Sarah O’Neill

Produced by Sara Stackhouse

 

Starring Andrey Burkovskiy & Yana Gladkih

Featuring The Arlekin Acting Company

With Guest Artists Deb Martin & Robert Walsh

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FALL 2024
ARLEKIN IN RESIDENCE
AT CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY

OUR CLASS
Friends. Enemies. Classmates. Based on a true story

September 12–November 3, 2024

MART Foundation & ARLEKIN
Classic Stage Company, New York

 

Awards:

  • Drama League awards Nomination, Outstanding Revival of a Play

  • Drama Desk Awards Nomination, Eric Dunlap, Outstanding Projection and Video Design

  • Outer Critics Circle Awards
    Nomination, Gus Birney, Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play

Written by Tadeusz Slobodzianek

Adapted by Norman Allen

Directed by Igor Golyak

Scenic Design by Jan Pappelbaum

Costume Design by Sasha Ageeva

Lighting Design by Adam Silverman

Sound Design by Ben Williams

Projections Design by Eric Dunlap

Composer Anna Drubich

Music Director Lisa Gutkin

Chalk Drawing Design Andreea Mincic

Choreographer Or Schraiber

Hair & Makeup Design Timur Sadykov

Intimacy & Violence Design Leana Gardella

Dramaturg Rachel Merrill Moss

Production Manager Britany Coyne

Production Stage Manager Kyra Bowie

Associate Producer Anastasia Gudkova

General Management Martin Platt

Executive Producers Sofia Kapkova & Sara Stackhouse

Produced by MART Foundation & ARLEKIN

Featuring: Gus Birney, Andrey Burkovskiy, José Espinosa, Tess Goldwyn, Will Manning, Stephen Ochsner, Alexandra Silber, Richard Topol, Ilia Volok, and Elan Zafir

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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
A bold new adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece

November 22–December 22 2024

MART Foundation & ARLEKIN
Classic Stage Company, New York

 

Written by William Shakespeare

Adapted by Igor Golyak

General Management Martin Platt/Perry Street Theatricals

Executive Producer Sara Stackhouse

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Press

"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

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