Igor Golyak

Theater Review: “Our Class” — A Powerful Visual History Lesson

June 18, 2025
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The strongest element in this Arlekin production is the indelible stage images of loss and love, death and despair, memory and resilience, dreamed up by director Igor Golyak and his talented production team.

Theater Review: A Magical, Risky, Reimagined Production of “The Dybbuk”

June 23, 2024
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Arlekin Players Theatre’s “The Dybbuk” may not convince you of the supernatural, but director Igor Golyak is a magician.

Theater Review: “The Gaaga” — A Savagely Funny Dream of Ukrainian Retribution

June 8, 2023
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The Gaaga’s humor is driven by rage, anger, and disgust, emotions that are not often found in our domesticated (for easy consumption) theater scene.

Theater Review: “Witness” — An Antique Virtual Voyage

December 18, 2021
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By all means, explore history’s tragedies on stage — virtual or otherwise. But always keep a sharp, invigorating eye on the present’s tragedies-in-the-making.

Theater Review: “The Merchant of Venice” — Rebooted Marvelously

October 3, 2021
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Audiences who are open to a show that provides both riotous comedy and bracing truths will find plenty to think about in this deconstruction of one of the Bard’s most problematic problem plays.

Theater Commentary: A Memorable “Merchant of Venice” — Squeezing Blood Out of a Rubber Chicken

March 17, 2020
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This was an enormously exciting production of Merchant of Venice, a reminder that theater can be (in fact, must be!) nervy.

Theater Review: “The Seagull” — An Exceptional Staging of a Legendary Play

November 22, 2019
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Director Igor Golyak takes major chances in presenting a version of The Seagull that’s self-consciously about The Seagull. And they pay off.

Theater Review: “The Stone” — Nobody is Innocent

June 6, 2019
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This marvelous production pulls off a tricky balance — vibrant bursts of creative energy are put at the service of illuminating the thorny nature of memory and guilt.

Theater Review: “Dead Man’s Diary” — Dare to Enter

May 17, 2017
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This production’s approach to Bulgakov’s source material is refreshing in its directness; it’s also bursting with visual and auditory inventiveness.

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