The Grandparents Living Theatre brings Russian playwright, Nellie Matkhanova, to Columbus to present “From America with Love,” sponsored by Ohio State’s Center for Slavic and East European Studies. “From America with Love” recreates a true love story, which occurred during the Cold War, about a decorated army veteran from Philadelphia and a Siberian English teacher who try to maintain love in the midst of cultural differences. “GLT wants to introduce to central Ohio the cultural experience of seeing original Russian drama performed by a Russian Theatre Troupe from Irkutsk, Siberia. They will be performing two productions,” said Anna Marie Robinson, secretary of the board of directors of Grandparents Living Theatre Co. and chairman of the Russian Theatre Project.The playwright, Nellie Matkhanova, was a journalist, novelist and senior television editor and has been in Columbus since late February lecturing at OSU and Wittenburg University.”Both plays will be performed in Russian. Audience members will have on headphones,” said Bill Wolf, assistant director of the OSU Center for Slavic and East European Studies. “There will be a simultaneous translation during the performance.”Matkhanova, who speaks no English, has a translator as well, said Maryann Keisel, secretary for the center.Matkhanova was in Columbus a few weeks ago to speak about Shamanism in her presentation of “Shamanist Dreams in Buryat Siberia,” Wolf said.”It is GLT’s ultimate hope to return this engagement and performance to Irkutsk, introducing the concept and method of GLT as a cultural exchange,” said Robinson, also a master’s degree graduate from OSU and part of adjunct faculty of the college of social work at OSU.”It is pretty unusual to have Russian written plays and to have an actual Russian Theatre Troupe in Columbus to perform,” Wolf said. “We’re really happy that they are in town.””From America with Love” will be presented at the Riffe Center Studio II Theatre located at 77 S. High St. March 11-15. “The Winter of Life” will also be performed March 13 and 14. These events are free and open to the public.