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Born October 13, 1933 · Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Mark Zakharov (1933-2019) was a Soviet and Russian theatrical director and playwright. He was also a professor at the Moscow Theatre Institute (GITIS). Born in Moscow, USSR, Mark Zakharov's father was a Red Army soldier during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920, and his mother was an actress. Zakharov was raised in Moscow, where he was encouraged by his mother in his persistent efforts to become an actor. He was admitted after several attempts and graduated from the acting school of the State Theatre Institute in 1955. Zakharov helped create an ensemble of actors who worked with him at Moscow's Lenkom Theatre, including: Inna Churikova, Leonid Bronevoy, Oleg Yankovsky, Aleksandr Abdulov, Nikolai Karachentsov, Aleksandr Zbruyev, Aleksandra Zakharova, Tatyana Kravchenko, Aleksandr Lazarev, and Dmitri Pevtsov. Mark Zakharov has been the Artistic Director of Moscow's Lenkom Theatre since 1973, where he has helped to define the landscape of Moscow's theatrical culture.

The Heavenly Wanderers
2014

Peer Gynt
2012

Marriage
2012

Balakirev the Jester
2011

The Cherry Orchard
2011

Marriage
2007

Mad Day or Figaro Wedding
2005

The Barbarian and the Heretic
2005

The Royal Games
2005

Mystification
2005

Juno and Avos
2004

All In
2004

The Wise Man
2004

Balakirev the Jester
2001

The Seagull
1994

Memorial Prayer
1993

To Kill a Dragon
1988

Dictatorship of Conscience
1988

Three Girls in Blue
1988

The House That Swift Built
1985

Formula of Love
1984

Juno and Avos
1983

The name of the earth and the sun
1981

The Very Same Munchhausen
1979

Ordinary Miracle
1978

Lad from Our Town
1978

Wake Up and Sing
1974

Пир во время чумы
1974

The Train Stops for Two Minutes
1972

Schweik in World War II
1969

Two Comedies of Branislav Nušić
1969