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NOVEMBER 22 · 2026

A couple of thoughts in a matchbox

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A young teacher enters the enclosed world of a boarding school for children with disabilities and discovers an entire universe inside it. Through funny, painful, and deeply personal encounters with his students, the play explores teaching, loss, acceptance, and what it means to truly see another person.

Alexander Sokoltsov

PLAYWRIGHT

Alexander Sokoltsov

Alexander Sokoltsov studied philology at Irkutsk State University’s Institute of Philology, Foreign Languages and Media Communication and earned a master’s degree focused on the analysis of literature, theater, film, and painting. He currently performs with Irkutsk’s Theater of Inner Practice and is a member of the Drama theater studio.

His theater work includes a staged reading of Circles on the Water at the Alexander Vampilov Cultural Center and a New Year’s comedy revue, Who Killed Dead Moroz?, based on his own script. His dramatic sketch A couple of thoughts in a matchbox won first place in the Criticism and Journalism category at the literary conference “Youth. Creativity. Modernity.”

Anastasia Demidova

DIRECTOR & TRANSLATOR

Anastasia Demidova

Anastasia Demidova is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and director working in narrative film and independent productions. Her work explores human nature and the experiences that shape us, inviting reflection while leaving room for audiences to find their own meaning.

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