Three Sisters - Softcover

Ruhl, Sarah; Chekhov, Anton; Thoron, Elise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0573702977 ISBN 13: 9780573702976

Publisher: Concord Theatricals, 2015

Synopsis

Transplanted from their beloved Moscow to a provincial Russian town three sisters-school teacher Olga unhappily married Masha idealistic Irina-yearn for the city of their childhood where they imagine their lives will be transformed and fulfilled. Three Sisters is the portrait of a family grappling with the bittersweet distance between reality and dreams.

About this title

About the Author

Anton Chekhov, Russian dramatist and short-story writer, was born in 1860, the son of a grocer and the grandson of a serf. After graduating in medicine from Moscow University in 1884, he began to make his name in the theatre with the one-act comedies The Bear, The Proposal and The Wedding. His earliest full-length plays, Ivanov (1887) and The Wood Demon (1889), were not successful, and The Seagull, produced in 1896, was a failure until a triumphant revival by the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898. This was followed by Uncle Vanya (1899), Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904), shortly after the production of which Chekhov died. The first English translations of his plays were performed within five years of his death.

Review

Zestier and more colloquial than most translations Letts' main achievement here is to make Chekhov more emotional, accessible and active.” Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

A no-nonsense script by Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Tracy Letts that blends compassion with tough love. Repeatedly, Letts delivers heartbreak on cue I’ve seen over a dozen Three Sisters, but never has the final scene of the sisters’ solidarity after all the blows we see them suffer registered so hard.” Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Theater Beat

"Highly recommended... Fascinating revival... has a speed and light, a sharpness and edgy heart that make it newly compelling." Chicago Sun-Times

Refreshingly blunt, provocative.” Sam Hurwitt, The Reporter


“Zestier and more colloquial than most translations... Letts' main achievement here is to make Chekhov more emotional, accessible and active.” – Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

“A no-nonsense script by Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Tracy Letts that blends compassion with tough love. Repeatedly, Letts delivers heartbreak on cue... I’ve seen over a dozen Three Sisters, but never has the final scene of the sisters’ solidarity after all the blows we see them suffer registered so hard.” – Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Theater Beat

"Highly recommended... Fascinating revival... has a speed and light, a sharpness and edgy heart that make it newly compelling." – Chicago Sun-Times

“Refreshingly blunt, provocative.” – Sam Hurwitt, The Reporter

Edition details

• Publisher: Concord Theatricals
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0573702977
• ISBN 13: 9780573702976
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 98