“We have to show life not the way it is, or the way it should be, but the way it is in dreams.”—Konstantin in The Seagull
In a garden by a lake, a family assembles to watch a play. Little can they guess how that performance will change their lives.
Written in 1896, Chekhov’s tragicomedy of life and art astonished the old century as it heralded the birth of modern drama. Dreams born and shattered, loves won and lost—The Seagull paints a rich and tumultuous portrait of the human heart.
Director János Szász, whose lush and cinematic productions (Mother Courage, Marat/Sade, and Uncle Vanya) have made him a favorite with A.R.T. audiences, returns to stage this beautiful and haunting play.
Opening Night Sponsors: Ted and Mary Wendell
Director Sponsors: Donald and Susan Ware
Production Sponsors: Ann and Graham Gund—Michael and Wanda Jacobson—Lisbeth Tarlow and Stephen Kay
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Credits
| Irina Nikoláyevna Arkádina | Karen MacDonald |
| Konstantín Gavrilovich Tréplev | Mickey Solis |
| Pyótr Nikoláyevich Sórin | Jeremy Geidt |
| Nína Mikháilovna Zaréchnaya | Molly Ward |
| Ilyá Afanásyevich Shamráyev | Remo Airaldi |
| Paulína Andréyevna | Cheryl D. Singleton |
| Másha | Nina Kassa |
| Borís Alexéyevich Trigórin | Brian Dykstra |
| Yevgény Sergéyevich Dorn | Thomas Derrah |
| Semyón Semyonovich Medvedénko | Shawn Cody |
| Yákov | Dan Pecci |
| set design | Riccardo Hernandez |
| costume design | David Zinn |
| lighting design | Christopher Akerlind |
| sound design | David Remedios |
| production stage manager | Chris De Camillis |
| dramaturgs | Ryan McKittrick & Lynde Rosario |
| assistant director | Brendan Shea |
| vocal coach | Nancy Houfek |