Arlekin Players Theatre, which was founded by actors from the former Soviet Union, launched a fundraiser for humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
Arlekin Players Theatre most recent production,"Witness," told the story of Jewish refugees forced to leave their homes during World War II. operate out of a modest black box in Needham. The utilitarian space, cluttered with camera equipment and props from bygone productions, is where the company performed for live audiences before the pandemic, and where it films its innovative virtual productions now.
But the most affecting messages came from Arlekin company members themselves. One actor spoke of the small Ukrainian town where his grandfather grew up, now being shelled by Russian forces. An actress from Saint Petersburg remembered visiting Kyiv as a teenager:"It was spring. Kyiv was gorgeous. And I remember feeling free, and independent, and so grown up." Another talked about her uncle in Kyiv, a Holocaust survivor."He survived German occupation," she said.
Golyak says the war has caused a kind of identity crisis for Arlekin Players Theatre. Some members of the company grew up in Russia, and many have relatives in both countries. Even speaking Russian — a primary language for many — is fraught. But for Golyak, watching the war unfold from a distance is agony. He longs to return to Ukraine, to lend a hand in some practical way. But he has a three-year-old child to think about. And there are limits, he says, to what an artist can do in times in crisis.
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