Utopia
Theatre
2025
Utopia
by Mikhail Durnenkov
Dorottya Ilosvai
Ameya Narkar
Michael Saguto
Darius Sakui
by Mikhail Durnenkov
translated by Sasha Dugdale
It’s the early days of post-Soviet Russia, and everybody is on the make. When a canny new capitalist offers Alexei the chance to reopen his beloved “Utopia”, the former barman recruits his estranged wife and son to help him resurrect the shabby place. As they labour over the ruined relic, the question looms: once lost, can paradise be found again?
Cast“When I wake up, I’m lying there in Utopia. I keep pinching myself. I'm alive, I think. Just give me another day.”
It’s the early days of post-Soviet Russia, and everybody is on the make. When a canny new capitalist offers Alexei the chance to reopen his beloved “Utopia”, the former barman recruits his estranged wife and son to help him resurrect the shabby place. As they labour over the ruined relic, the question looms: once lost, can paradise be found again?
Dorottya Ilosvai
Ameya Narkar
Michael Saguto
Darius Sakui
Director Andreas Andreou
Scenic Designer Seth Byrum
Costume Designer Sveta Moroz
Lighting Designer Finn Bamber
Sound Designer Xi (Zoey) Lin
Dramaturgs Sebastián Eddowes-Vargas, Daria Kerschebaum
Technical Director Judith C. Villalva
Fight and Intimacy Directors Kelsey Rainwater, Michael Rossmy
Stage Manager Amanda Blitz
15 Nov 2025 Iseman Theater New Haven, CT
Photos © T. Charles Erickson, Doaa Ouf
Scenic Designer Seth Byrum
Costume Designer Sveta Moroz
Lighting Designer Finn Bamber
Sound Designer Xi (Zoey) Lin
Dramaturgs Sebastián Eddowes-Vargas, Daria Kerschebaum
Technical Director Judith C. Villalva
Fight and Intimacy Directors Kelsey Rainwater, Michael Rossmy
Stage Manager Amanda Blitz
15 Nov 2025 Iseman Theater New Haven, CT
Photos © T. Charles Erickson, Doaa Ouf