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The Seagull

By: Anton Chekhov, Christopher Hampton - translator
Narrated by: Calista Flockhart, T. R. Knight, Stephen Collins, Gordon Clapp, Logan Fahey, Dakin Matthews, Bess Rous
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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.

Public Domain (P)2013 L.A. Theatre Works Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature Classics Drama

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My introduction to Chekhov, and I can say it didn't disappoint. The play itself manages to both focus and disguise the self loathing aspects of each character, while maintaining a level of humour. That doesn't necessarily insist that all characters are likeable, but they certainly aren't boring.
If anything, the piece is incredibly dramatic, l'd even go as far as to say it's teeming with drama, and as l've learnt at university, that is an absolute must for the stage.

Everyone is dramatic af

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after seeing a modernised adaptation of Chekhov's play recently in theatre, and finding it very good, i decided to see what another version is like. a very good one. i think it is fascinating how, with a different interpretation over the same script, text can take another form and inspire a different feeling and message because of the performance. theatre is amazing like that.

very good

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