The Storm

By: Alexander Ostrovsky, Constance Garnett - translator

Narrated by: Marty Krz, Robert Curran, Bob Neufeld, Erin Marie White, Aisling Gray, David Shears, Terah Tucker

Translated by Constance Garnett

Although his work has somewhat fallen into obscurity, Alexander Ostrovsky (1823-1886) is considered to be one of the greatest of Russian dramatists. He was one of the pioneers of a realistic style, which later found exponents in celebrated European dramatists like Ibsen and Strindberg. Of Ostrovsky's 47 plays, one of the best known is The Storm, the portrait of an idealistic young woman trapped in a world of crushing and venal orthodoxy. The Storm formed the basis of Janacek's opera, Katya Kabanova.

Featuring:

Marty Krz as Vanya Kudriash and First Person

John Burlinson as Savil Prokofievitch Dikoy

Robert Curran as Boris Grigorievitch

Bob Neufeld as Kuligin

Jennifer Fournier as Feklusha, Old Woman and a Woman

Erin Marie White as Katerina Kabanova and Glasha

Aisling Gray as Marfa Ignatievna Kabanova

David Shears as Tihon Kabanov

Terah Tucker as Varvara

and Denis Daly as the Narrator, Shapkin, and Second Person.

Music composed and performed by Marty Krz.

Audio edited by Denis Daly.

Public Domain (P)2021 Voices of Today

Truly dreadful performance of a classic

This is one of the great Russian classics that could not have been performed much worse. I felt like I was being read the play in a classroom by school kids who were reading by sight. Even if this is your only access to the play, still don’t listen to it.