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The Seagull (Brustein)

Full-Length Play  /  6w, 6m

Adapted by Robert Brustein

An adaptation from George Calderon's translation of the classic Chekhovian drama by Harvard Professor and Director Robert Brustein. Irina, a middle-aged, fading actress; Trigorin, a moderately popular author who realizes that he has failed in his aspirations to greatness, and Irina's muddled and mel…

The Seagull (Brustein)

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    Cast Size
    6w, 6m

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An adaptation from George Calderon's translation of the classic Chekhovian drama by Harvard Professor and Director Robert Brustein. Irina, a middle-aged, fading actress; Trigorin, a moderately popular author who realizes that he has failed in his aspirations to greatness, and Irina's muddled and melancholy son, Comstantin, a budding playwright who is lovesick over beautiful wouldbe actress Nina. Enchanted by the older Trigorin and obsessed with her dreams theatrical, Nina follows him to Moscow where she bears child by him and becomes a frustrated dilettante. Two years later, when deserted by Trigorin, Nina returns and again rejects Constantin's proclamations of love, the bereft young man careens to a sudden and tragic end.
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    • Mild Adult Themes

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Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian playwright and author. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem. Chekhov practiced as a medical ...

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Robert Brustein

Robert Brustein (1927-2023) served as the founding director of the Yale Repertory and American Repertory Theaters, and supervised well over 200 productions, acting in eight and directing 12. He wrote 11 adaptations for the American Repertory Theater and was the author of 13 b ...

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