The Arden Blog

Letters from the Rehearsal Room Part Six

March 26, 2014

Dear Audience- At intermission of our Thursday night preview, I overheard a young man say “Chekhov is like an old time reality show.” I couldn’t agree more. When I was…

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Meet Irina

March 25, 2014

Irina Bright. Idealistic. Determined. Naïve. Irina Prozorov is the youngest sister at 20 years old at the beginning of the play. Irina’s only desire is to go back to Moscow, which her family left when…

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Meet Masha

March 19, 2014

Masha Smart. Witty. Seductive. Dangerous. Masha Prozorov is the middle sister, about 21 years old at the beginning of the play. When she was 18, she married her teacher with…

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Letters from the Rehearsal Room Part Five

March 19, 2014

Dear Audience- I am writing to you from deep within tech—the period in which we add the technical and design elements in one marathon week. Actors work 12 hour days…

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Letters from the Rehearsal Room Part Four

March 12, 2014

Dear Audience- Yesterday, we said goodbye to the rehearsal room in the Hamilton Family Arts Center and moved to the Haas stage. On our final night in the rehearsal room,…

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Letters from the Rehearsal Room Part Three

March 5, 2014

Dear Audience— Designs for the physical life of the production are moving ahead. We’ve begun “loading in” (building the set, adjusting the light grid, etc). Costumes are also underway. Much…

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