Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull is considered one of his most haunting and atmospheric character studies. A would-be playwright is at war with his egoistic mother while the town has become intoxicated by a sensational author. And as the alluring newcomer steals away Kosta’s only love, their new romance could have devastating consequences. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA, in September 2012. Directed by Rosalind Ayres Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg Gordon Clapp as Ilya Shamrayev Stephen Collins as Yevgeny Dorn Logan Fahey as Semyon Medvedenko Calista Flockhart as Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina Cindy Katz as Polina Andreyevna T.R. Knight as Konstantin Treplev Dakin Matthews as Pyotr Sorin Bess Rous as Masha Josh Stamberg as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin Kira Sternbach as Nina Associate Producers: Christina Montaño, Cathy Reinking; Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood; Sound Effects Artist: Jeff Gardner.
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"This was very interesting, and I appreciated the contrasting character trajectories a lot dramatically. But as with all russian artists, the names we're really insane. " — Tara (4 out of 5 stars)
"This was very interesting, and I appreciated the contrasting character trajectories a lot dramatically. But as with all russian artists, the names we're really insane. "
" Anything by Anton Chekhov is amazing... "
" well of COURSE it is choice. :) "
" i really love this play. i often re-read it in winter, the best season for moody russian theater.s.s. "
" This translation is fantastic! Such heart-breaking characters... "
" Eh. The writing was okay. It was a typical plot, nothing really important about it. "
" I need to see the play. But now I've read the script, I don't want to see it. Conundrum... "
Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), the author of hundreds of short stories and several plays, is regarded by many as both the greatest Russian storyteller and the father of modern drama. He described the Russian life of his time using a deceptively simple technique devoid of obtrusive literary devices, thereby becoming the prominent representative of the late nineteenth-century Russian realist school. His early stream-of-consciousness style strongly influenced the literary world, including writers such as James Joyce.
Gabra Zackman is an actress, author, and narrator who has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She was educated at Northwestern University. A classically trained actress, she has appeared in theaters all over the country as well as on film and television.
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