After the series "School" by Valeria Gai Germanika, the theme of the modern school seemed to be exhausted, to come up with something new - on the brink of the impossible. But the theater "Benefit" finds its turn in it. Here is the "Teacher of Chemistry" - Tanya's confession story about the eternal disagreement of an ideal dream and real reality that can not be overcome even after growing up.
Memories of the school in no way give an adult Tanya peace, bringing her suffering. One of these memories is a chemistry teacher.
School teacher of chemistry, Fyodor Ivanovich, as a child dreams and creates in his fantasy utopian image of an ideal student - "a boy with blue eyes and a dark square", whose appearance at school he so expects.
Realizing for many years that his dream will never come true, he goes crazy.
At first glance, the play is about a teacher of chemistry. But the point here is not so much about him as about the modern school and adolescents who find themselves at the center of today's realities: the erosion of moral principles, the loss of traditional values, the crisis of culture, morality.
Each of the teenagers, as well as Fedor Ivanovich, has his own dream in life, which is not destined to be fulfilled. And it does not matter what it is: studying at Moscow State University or a plush pink hare. Another important thing is that everyone here has a personal drama: both the son of a businessman, and the son of an ordinary car mechanic.
Personal confession of Tanya develops into a collective confession, which is revealed in a global catastrophe - indifference and atrophy of the spiritual feelings of modern society. The heroes of the play want one thing - understanding, but no one hears them, or just does not want to hear ... Despite this, teenagers and the unhappy chemistry teacher continue to dream, because "one must believe ... But how else ..."
