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APPREHENSION OF MINA MASAILO

Comedy

Aauthor: Myckola Kulish

Premiere: 19 january 2006

Director-producer – Honored Artist of Ukraine V. Malakhov
Art Director – S. Shevtsov
Dress Designer — N. Rudenko
Music Chart — V. Borisov
Original Music – I. Nebesniy
Choreographer — А. Borisova
People without language are like a bird without wings. And how Mokiy, a real Ukrainian, struggles against unconscientious Russified father who changed his Ukrainian last name Masailo for Russian last name Masenin, as it is so resemble to Esenin. Aunt Motya from Kharkov comes to help, she thinks that it is better to be raped once than to be Ukrainionized once. And Mokiy is in love with Ulya and studies the native language with her. And she is so beautiful with the plait around her head and thoroughly pronounces Ukrainian words. But what came out of it…


Performance length: 2 hours 30 minutes (without intermission).