The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov, Directed by Vladimir Rovinsky, Adapted by Vladimir Rovinsky and Lisa Channer
the iconic Russian classic by Anton Chekhov about love, art and the power and meaning of symbols
Presented at the Southern Theater, 2016
Staged by Russian director and Novi Most co-artistic director, Vladimir Rovinsky, this production disengaged the play from the clichés of samovars, corsets, and the “mysterious Russian soul” and instead addressed our contemporary world of disconnection and the desperate longing for love that is our seething, vibrating underbelly. In this existential and darkly humorous mediation on the stakes of living life and making art, Theatre Novi Most reminded us that Chekhov is supremely one of us.
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Barbra Berlovitz — Arkadina
Pierce Bunting — Dorn
Julianna Drajko — Masha
Nathan Christopher — Treplev
Paul de Cordova — Trigorin
Terry Hempleman — Sorin
Kimberly Richardson — Paulina
Shelby Richardson — Nina
Matt Wall — Medvedenko
Garrett Vollmer Shamrayev
Kenzi Allen, Alec Lambert, Rick Miller, and Bree Schmidt — Ensemble
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Lisa Channer — Producer
Michael Burden — Scenery
Johanna Gorman-Baer — Composer/Music Director
Zeb Hults — Technical Director
Kalen Keir — Sound
Ian Knodel — Lights/Projections
Jeni O’Malley — Costumes
Jack Tillman — Assistant Stage Manager
Jared Zeigler — Stage Manager
In the Press
"...funny, tragic, odd, and completely enchanting."
"It's certainly Chekhov like you've never seen it before, and it's often highly amusing... Ultimately, it's Richardson who draws us back to the heart of the matter. Amid the hubbub, she holds tight to Nina's sincerity. In a show that's often larger than life, Richardson reminds us that life itself is big enough."
