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...ECHELON by Mikhail Roschin
...then that of the U.S. This salute to theatrical detente came about through the zealous effort of Nina Vance, founder and longtime head of Houston's Alley Theater. On a cultural exchange mission to the U.S.S.R. in May 1977, Vance was particularly impressed by Mikhail Roschin's Echelon and the way in which it was directed by Galina Volchek, head of Moscow's Sovremennik Theater and a noted actress as well. Vance prevailed upon Volchek to restage the play in Houston, and this is the first time in U.S. theatrical history that an American audience...
...traumatic wound dealt the Russians who suffered casualties in the millions at German hands. The valor, the burden and exhilaration of common sacrifice experienced in Russia during those years simply did not exist on the American home front. Thus the bruising flood of memory that Russians bring to Echelon can come from U.S. audiences only in spurts...
...Echelon is dedicated to Roschin's mother. As a boy (he is now 44), he rode with his mother on one of the special trains allocated by the Soviets to evacuate women and children to the east. An ingenious boxlike contraption, open-sided toward the audience, creates the impression of a cattle car in which the animals happen to be human...
...testimony, the jury of five blacks and seven whites found Nicky Barnes guilty. Mr. Untouchable finally got touched. A gasp rose from the courtroom, which was packed with Barnes' friends and relatives. Convicted along with Barnes were four of his "lieutenants" plus six members of a "lower echelon," all of them charged with conspiracy. It was they who actually negotiated bulk deals for their boss. Prosecutors said Barnes never handled the drugs himself. His defense attorney, David Breitbart, said he would challenge the prosecution's evidence once again and appeal verdict, which carries a maximum sentence of life...