The play is about the life of the Soviet intelligentsia in the 1930s. At the center of the performance is the talented surgeon Platon Krechet, a man whose every thought and effort is focused on prolonging human life.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Платон Кречет | |
| Лида | |
| Берест | |
| Аркадий Павлович | |
| Бублик | |
| Степа | |
| Мария Тарасовна | |
| YYelena DmitriyevaХристина Архиповна | Христина Архиповна |
| Майя | |
| Бочкарева | |
| секретарь обкома | |
| Вася | |
| профессор | |
| Оля | |
| Валя |