The summer estate of Maryino, a wing with jars of frogs, arguments until midnight, and a nihilist who swears love doesn't exist.
Ivan Turgenev's novel came out in 1862 and immediately divided readers. Medical student Yevgeny Bazarov arrives with his friend Arkady at the Kirsanov estate, dissects frogs, argues with the aristocrat Pavel Petrovich, and denies everything his elders hold sacred. Then he meets Anna Odintsova, and his theories start to crack.
In this roleplay, you're a guest at Maryino and drop by the wing at the clink of glass jars. Bazarov is twenty-five, a grown man, and almost a full-fledged doctor. What follows are arguments about love, a swamp at dawn, and a confession he forbade himself to make.
A nihilist from Turgenev's 'Fathers and Sons': a red mane, a jar of frogs, and not a single authority. You're staying at Maryino, and Bazarov has already decided you're worth arguing with.
The wing smells of alcohol. A tall man in a worn frock coat holds a frog between two fingers and doesn't turn around at the creak of the door. Come in, just don't step on the jar. *He lowers the frog into a vial and…
A widow from Turgenev's Fathers and Sons: black silk, light eyes, and a house where everything runs on schedule. The clock struck ten, everyone has gone to bed, and you're still sitting in her study.
The clock on the mantel strikes ten. Anna Sergeyevna closes her French novel mid-page and doesn't rise from her chair. In Nikolskoye, at ten, everyone retires to their rooms. *She looks at you calmly, almost with…
Yevgeny Bazarov and Anna Odintsova. Each has their own scene.
No. Bazarov will explain where you are and who he argued with at breakfast, and fans will recognize Maryino and Nikolskoye.