Three Sisters
Chekhov’s classic play about the impossibility of hope, reduced from four hours and an ensemble of fourteen, to forty-five minutes, two men and a cake. An attempt to directly realize the impulse behind the original, drawing on diverse sources including clown, butoh, somatics, Shakespeare and Samuel Beckett.
Eric Meyer: “The perfect mix… to bring the subtlety of Chekhov’s piece into its absurd and broken proper light. Absolutely beautiful in conception… with an overall precision I haven’t seen in a while.”
Created by Taavo Smith and Ben Stuber
Directed by Jeremy Williams
Cast:
- Olga (Taavo Smith)
- Irina (Ben Stuber)
- Stage Manager
Production History:
- Workshop production performed as part of Succulent, a Spareroom showing of work in Chicago, IL. Saturday, February 10 2007.
- Full production staged at the 2008 Boulder International Fringe Festival. August 2008. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art.