Three Sisters
BY ANTON CHEKHOV
TRANSLATED BY CURT COLUMBUS
DIRECTED BY KIMBERLY SENIOR
Oct 14, 2005–Nov 19, 2005
3829 N. Broadway
In a garrison town somewhere in the backwoods of Russia, the three Prozorov sisters—Olga, Masha and Irina—and their brother Andre live in the large, beautiful house their father, an army general, has left them. Raised to be bastions of refinement and taste, but stranded amongst soldiers and smalltown folk with no ambition, they cling desperately to memories of the bright, thriving Moscow they left as children. Unable to bear the ordinariness of their lives, tempers flare and all manner of appetites go unchecked, eliciting wild and dangerous responses from those around them and turning the proper Prozorov home into a place where anything can happen.
Jeff Awards
Scenic Design, Brian Sidney Bembridge; New Adaptation, Curt Columbus
“… intensely appealing … smoldering sexual energy … marvel anew at how this city —and, it seems, only this city—can come up with shows like this …”
— Chicago Tribune
“… striking in its bald honesty and bold emotion.”
— Time Out Chicago
“… beautifully acted and beautiful-to-look-at revival …”
— New City
“… a pure joy to experience.”
— Gay Chicago Magazine
Cast
Jennifer Avery
as Natasha
Bill Bannon
as Vershinin
Abigail Boucher
as Irina
Jeff Bruce
as Ferapont
Peter Davis
as Chebutykin
Anita Deely
as Olga
Patricia Donegan
as Anfisa
John Ferrick*
as Andre
Kyle Hamman*
as Andre (Understudy)
Erik Hellman
as Tuzenbach
Tom Hickey
as Fedotik
Kat McDonnell*
as Masha
John Henry Roberts*
as Kulygin
Steven Schine
as Rode
Jamie Vann*
as Solyony
Creative Team
Anton Chekhov
Author
Curt Columbus
Translator
Kimberly Senior
Director
Alison Daigle
Assistant Director
Brian Bembridge
Set Design
Jesse Klug
Light Design
Aly Renee Amidei*
Costume Design
Mary Winn Heider
Props Design
Tamara Roberts
Sound Design
Amber Johnson
Stage Manager
Laura Dieli
Producer
Sean T. Mallary
Production Manager
* Strawdog Theatre ensemble member