Story of an Unknown Actor

Повесть о неизвестном актёре

Also known as The Theater of an Unknown Actor, Povest o neizvestnom aktyore, Theatre of the Unknown Actor, Театр неизвестного актёра

Pavel Pavlovich Goryaev is not that young of an actor. For many years he plays in the provincial theater in leading roles. The director of a play based on a play that was written for Goryaev takes the young actor for his role. Goryaev at first falls into despair, leaves the theater, turns to friends. After a while he digests what happened and realizes that it is time to leave the stage with dignity.