War Chronicles: A Staged Reading of Two New Plays from Ukraine

The students of Ukrainian 3 (instructor Victoria Somoff, RA Zhenia Dubrova'24) have translated and will perform a staged reading of two plays from wartime Ukraine: "Prayer for Elvis" by Maryna Smilyanets and "Vertep" by Artem Lebedev, both presented in English for the first time. The plays are directed by Peter Webster (Vocal Performance Lab, Department of Music) with music by Andrew Brozek'25 and design by Karina Madzari'GR. The performance is part of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings initiative which supports and shares new Ukrainian plays through translations, readings, and fundraising. The event is free and open to the public, available as a livestream, and supported by a Leslie Center Lab Course Development grant and a Hopkins Center Arts Integration grant. March 7 @ 6 pm in 105 Dartmouth Hall. The event is free and open to the public, available as a livestream, and supported by a Leslie Center Lab Course Development grant and a Hopkins Center Arts Integration grant. The livestream link: https://vimeo.com/event/4135476

For more information please contact: victoria.somoff@dartmouth.edu