The Border - award wining Russian anti-war solo-show!

Best of The Actors Company Hollywood Fringe 2024 award.

‘The Border’ is a dramatic poem crafted using the auto fictional method. The plot unfolds during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The main character, a young man from Moscow, opposes the war. To avoid becoming a victim of repression, he is forced to leave the country.

However, his plans are shattered when he learns that his mother, who lives in a war zone on the border of two countries, is suffering a heart attack. Amidst the bombings, the characters are forced to find ways of reconciliation and forgiveness in war and dictatorship.

The premiere of ‘The Border’ at the Hollywood Fringe Festival turned out to be a powerful theatrical event, captivating audiences with its relevance and depth of theme. The show was nominated Best of The Actor’s Company HFF24 award and continues its run through the year of 2024, presented by city of West Hollywood and RimoVision Group non-profit theatre company.

Show dates / times:
August 10, Saturday, 7:00 PM (ENGLISH)
August 31, Saturday, 7:00 PM (ENGLISH)
October 5, Saturday, 7:00 PM (ENGLISH)
October 12, Saturday, 7:00 PM (ENGLISH)
November 15, Friday, 7:00 PM (RUSSIAN)
December 14, Saturday, 7:00 PM (ENGLISH)
December 21, Saturday, 7:00 PM (ENGLISH)

Address:
Fiesta Hall @ Plummer Park
1166 N Vista St, West Hollywood, CA 90046

Supported by Russian America for Democracy in Russia.

More about the show:
https://www.rimovisiongroup.org/our-shows-and.../theborder

Voice of America’s coverage

The Border trailer

For press accreditation requests, interviews, or additional information, please contact us at [email protected]

About RimoVision Group:
RimoVision Group is a non-profit theater group dedicated to supporting creative and cultural projects. Creative Theatre for All!

About playwright:
Sergei Davydov is a Russian playwright, writer and poet and holds an MA in Philology (HSE University, Moscow). The author of over 30 plays presented at stages throughout the world. His plays, novels and poems have been translated into many languages, including English, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and others.

About director:
Ray Hanna is a writer, director and producer (The awkward tale of carrot and those who art in heaven, Romeo and Juliet: wacky love story, Totally ridiculous - absolutely possible and others). Founder and artistic director of RimoVision Group.

About performer:
Misha Suvorov is a trained actor from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Sanford Meisner Center 2016 graduate and RimoVision loyal group member since 2023, Misha works on stage, TV and in film.

Host or Publisher The Border