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The Seagull (David French Adaptation)
The Seagull (David French Adaptation)
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Author: Anton Chekhov Translated by: David French Publisher: Talonbooks (cover image may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 112 Pub. Date: 1993 ISBN-10: 0889223246 ISBN-13: 9780889223240 Cast Size: 7 female, 6 male
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About
the Play:
The
Seagull has long been a favourite of acting teachers for Female Monologues, Male Monologues, and Female/Male Scenes.
The
Seagull is a classic play by
Anton Chekhov. A tale
about the battle for power between a mother and her son that ends in
tragedy in David French's
brilliant adaptation (in collaboration with Russian scholar Donna
Orwin). It
is widely recognized as one of the finest English versions of
Chekhov's classic play.
The
Seagull is at one and the same time a revitalization of a Russian
theatre classic, and David French's
personal tribute to one of the greatest Playwrights of all time.
Famous actress Irina Arkadina is obsessed with a callous lover,
dismissive of her frustrated son and suspicious of an admiring young
woman. Anton Chekhov's 1895 play explores the tensions between
mothers, sons, lovers, friends and servants.
Constantin
Stanislavski's production of The
Seagull
at
the newly
founded Moscow Art Theatre in 1898 is one of the most famous in the
world of theatre. David
French's
adaptation of
The
Seagull
premiered
in 1977 at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto. Other productions of The
Seagull
include a sold-out run at the Shaw Festival, and the hugely
successful 1992 Broadway production. The
play has become a favourite scene study vehicle in acting classes and
workshops and is regularly performed in regional
repertory,
high school, college, and community theatre productions.
Cast:
7 female, 6 male
About
the Playwright:
Anton
Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian physician, dramaturge
and author of hundreds of short stories and several plays. He is
regarded by many as both the greatest Russian storyteller and the
father of modern drama. From Chekhov, many contemporary playwrights
have learnt how to use mood, apparent trivialities and inaction to
highlight the internal psychology of characters. His plays, including
The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard,
are performed in theatres throughout the world and he is second only
to Shakespeare in the number of productions his plays receive.
David
French (1939-2010) was one of Canada's most popular and
critically-acclaimed playwrights. He is best remembered for the
Mercer family plays, such as Leaving Home, which chronicle the
lives of a Newfoundland family with humour and pathos. The Mercer
plays have received hundreds of productions across North America,
including a Broadway production of Of the Fields, Lately. This
quintet of plays has also touched audiences in Europe, South America
and Australia. His backstage comedy Jitters has been performed
all over the continent, and most of his plays have had successful
international runs, including two Broadway productions. In 1989,
David French was inducted into the Newfoundland Arts Hall of
Honour, and in 2001 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of
Canada.
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