Fat Stupid Rabbit
Sponsored by Wightons Inc & Cellular One
Saturday, March 15— 2:15pm Palm Theatre
An aging actor in a children’s theatre group in provincial Russia struggles with his identity and his uncertain future.
In this thoroughly engaging dark comedy from the Russian Federation, comes a story of struggling actor, Arcady (Alexei Bashirov.) Now in his 40’s, surrounded by aging, drunken actors playing pigs, goats and other barnyard creatures, Arcady has spent the last ten years playing only the role of the Rabbit in the small children’s theatre. Arcady is divorced and now lives in the theatre. He realizes he will probably never play anything other than a rabbit for an audience of youngsters, so he figures there’s not much to lose when he adlibs some random text from Shakespeare during the performance. His fellow actors do not support him. The only person who admires him is the young actress playing the silent role of the Mushroom. One day the theatre finds a sponsor, the owner of sausage shops, who promises money for a new play. Unexpectedly, Arcady gets the leading role…but is this what he really wanted? Comedy. Russian Federation. 1hr 30m. Screens with Ark.
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