Pannochka

An innocent, ordinary man Khoma Brut is delivered into the hands of the devil. Neither angels rise to protect him, nor do kind Christians come to his aid. And that is the tragedy. The Cossack captain’s people know that Pannochka serves Satan, that she is part of his realm. They also know the horror that awaits the seminary student during the nights of vigil by the witch’s coffin. And what do they do? Do they go out into the night and kneel before the church to save the poor bursa student with the power of common prayer? No. They remain loyal to the captain, not to God.

Khoma is doomed: the many-faced hell and one utterly lonely man are not equal opponents.

Characters and Cast:

Yavtukh, an old Cossack - Valikhan Kinzhibaev (State Award «For Labour Distinction», Honoured Worker of Culture of Kazakhstan), Dmitry Tkachenko

Spyrid, a middle-aged Cossack - Dmitry Tyunin

Dorosh, a young Cossack - Mikhail Kuzmin

Khoma Brut, philosopher of the Kyiv Theological Seminary - Maxim Vins

Pannochka (the Young Lady - even in her coffin, still Pannochka) - Serafima Skoropupova

Khveska, a middle-aged woman - Elizaveta Pyatova

Yavdokha, the cook - Viktoria Pyatova

The Witch - Olga Pavlova (Honoured Worker of Culture of Kazakhstan)

Evil Spirits, The Ukrainians: Daria Magomedova, Irina Moskalenko, Rufina Ibragimova-Kylosova, Ekaterina Klein, Artem Moskalenko, Stanislav Bakhmutov, Nariman Kostyr