Letters from the Rehearsal Room Part Six
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…
Read MoreDear 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…
Read MoreIrina 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…
Read MoreMasha 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…
Read MoreDear 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…
Read MoreDear 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,…
Read MoreDear 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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