TROIKA: God, Tolstoy and Sophia at the 13th Street Repertory

TROIKA: God, Tolstoy and Sophia, by Peter Levy and directed by Karen Raphaeli, opens at the 13th Street Repertory Theater on the 6 May 2006, following previews from the 27 Apr and running through to the 17 Jun 2006.

TROIKA: God, Tolstoy and Sophia tells he story of the final days of Leo Tolstoy, one of the world�s great novelists, best known for his literary masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

The play uncovers the personal and private side of the venerable Russian author, giving us a glimpse into the troubled life of one of the 19th century�s major literary figures. Socialist ideals and family loyalty clash as an ill and aging Tolstoy renounces his possessions while Sophia, his desperate and angry wife, tries to prevent the loss of her inheritance.