Savel Prokofievitch Dikoy, a merchant, important person in the town: Honored actor of the Russian Federation Sergey Losev
Boris Grigorievitch, his nephew, a young man of good education: Alexander Kuznetsov / Petr Zakharov
Marfa Ignatievna Kabanova (Kabanikha), a rich merchant widow: People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Marina Ignatova
Tikhon Ivanitch Kabanov, her son: Alexey Vinnikov
Katerina, his wife: Olga Vankova
Varvara, Tikhon’s sister: Nina Alexandrova / Varvara Pavlova
Kuligin, a man of the artisan class, a self-taught watchmaker, engaged in trying to discover the secret of perpetual motion: Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Anatoly Petrov
Vania Kudriash, a young man, Dikoy’s clerk: Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Vasiliy Reutov
Shapkin, a citizen: Victor Knyazhev / Dmitry Smirnov
Feklusha, a pilgrim woman: Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, laureate of the State Prize Maria Lavrova
Glasha, a maidservant in the Kabanov house: Alyona Kuchkova / Glaphira Lavrova
Barynya, an old lady of seventy, half mad: People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Irute Vengalite
Blessed: Diana Shishlyaeva
Townspeople of both sexes, Swallows: Victor Knyazhev / Egor Medvedev, Evgeniy Slavskiy, Alexandra Magelatova
Orchestra of the BDT:
Vera Ionova (piano), Alekszandr Zakharenko / Alexander Zakharenko (clarinet), Nikolay Rybakov / Yury Andreev (bass-drum)