▁direct ors ▁and ▁young ▁cast ▁used ▁its ▁sp ars eness ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁extent , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁( then ) ▁art ▁critic ▁Lev ▁V yg ot sky . ▁ ▁The ▁Green ▁Ring ▁in ▁Moscow ▁Art ▁Theatre ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁The ▁Moscow ▁Art ▁Theatre ▁Second ▁Studio ▁opened ▁with ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁The ▁Green ▁Ring , ▁directed ▁by ▁V ak ht ang ▁M ched el ov ▁( St an is lav ki ▁conduct ing ▁several ▁final ▁re he ars als ), ▁featuring ▁Alex ey ▁St akh ov ich ▁as ▁Uncle ▁M ika , ▁Al la ▁Tar as ova ▁as ▁F ino ch ka , ▁Sof ia ▁H oll iday ▁as ▁Zo ya , ▁Nikol ai ▁B atal ov ▁as ▁P ety a , ▁and ▁N ina ▁Lit ov t se va ▁as ▁El ena ▁Ivan ov na , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁inclusion ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁re per toire ▁was ▁itself ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁decision , ▁for ▁the ▁material ▁differ ed ▁rad ically ▁from ▁two ▁other ▁children ' s ▁play ▁that ▁it ▁had , ▁Fire bird ▁and ▁Tom ▁S aw yer . ▁The ▁M ched el ov - direct ed ▁project ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁the ▁te en agers ' ▁parts ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁by ▁real ▁te en agers , ▁looked ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁like ▁a ▁do omed ▁affair . ▁All ▁the ▁more ▁ast ounding ▁was ▁its ▁enorm ous ▁success . ▁ ▁The ▁Second ▁Studio ▁premi ere ▁was ▁a ▁triumph , ▁according ▁to ▁the