"A Brief History of the Soviet Union" is not your average history lesson.  In this comedy by The Hive Theatre Company, four actors play over twenty characters to tell the history of the world's largest country -- and in only 100 minutes!  It might sound like an impossible task, but under the direction of the award-winning Jacques Stewart, the play by Vladimir Zelevinsky entertains even as it engages with difficult questions, like whether anything can survive after the existence of a country is over.

StageBuddy's Glenn Quentin caught up with Artistic Director Alan Winner and actress Marissa Parness to chat about the play, its relevance, and why you should see the show.

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