{"id":12642,"date":"2016-01-06T16:46:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T21:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=12642"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:27:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:27:13","slug":"threesisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=12642","title":{"rendered":"PlayMakers presents Chekhov\u2019s \u2018Three Sisters\u2019 starting Jan. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, Joshua David Robinson as Aleksander Ignatyevich Vershinin and Arielle Yoder as Maria (Masha) Sergeyevna in PlayMakers’ “Three Sisters.” (photo by Jon Gardiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PlayMakers Repertory Company continues its main-stage season Jan. 20-Feb. 7 with a fresh take on a classic drama, \u201cThree Sisters\u201d by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Special events associated with the show begin Jan. 11.<\/p>\n

Languishing in a provincial town far from their beloved Moscow, sisters Olga, Masha and Irina yearn for the sparkling city of their childhood, where they believe all dreams will come true. Acknowledged as a masterpiece of the world stage, \u201cThree Sisters\u201d is Chekhov\u2019s tour de force investigation of a family navigating the space between reality and dreams.<\/p>\n

The production is being directed by Vivienne Benesch, PlayMakers\u2019 new producing artistic director. An award-winning director\/actor\/teacher and artistic director of the Chautauqua Theatre Company, Benesch also directed \u201cRed,\u201d \u201cIn the Next Room (or the vibrator play)\u201d and \u201cLove Alone\u201d at PlayMakers.<\/p>\n

PlayMakers\u2019 production is the professional premiere of a new version of \u201cThree Sisters\u201d by Libby Appel, artistic director emerita of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Appel, who directed \u201cVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike\u201d and \u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d at PlayMakers, recently adapted and published all four of Chekhov\u2019s major works including \u201cThree Sisters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From left, Arielle Yoder as Maria (Masha) Sergeyevna, Allison Altman as Irina Sergeyevna, Marinda Anderson as Olga Sergeyevna and Joshua David Robinson as Aleksander Ignatyevich Vershinin in PlayMakers’ “Three Sisters.” (photo by Jon Gardiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThree Sisters\u201d is filled with more \u2018life\u2019 than nearly any other work of dramatic literature I know,\u201d said Benesch. \u201cLast spring, when I was invited to direct Libby Appel\u2019s new adaptation, I had no idea it was destined to become my first production as PlayMakers\u2019 new producing artistic director; but life and art sometimes play the very best tricks on us, and I cannot think of a more perfect work to engage in at this moment than Chekhov\u2019s vibrant meditation on the nature of time, love and our unexpected journey through life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Performances of \u201cThree Sisters\u201d will be in the Paul Green Theatre in the Center for Dramatic Art on Country Club Road. Show times will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturday, Jan. 30.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with \u201cThree Sisters,\u201d PlayMakers will host \u201cThe Vision Series-Directors in Conversation,\u201d a behind-the-scenes preview with Benesch, Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Paul Green Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Participants share coffee and hors d\u2019oeuvres provided by series sponsor Jujube Restaurant, learn about the vision for the show and get a sneak peek at the sets and costumes in progress. Reservations are appreciated. Call PlayMakers\u2019 box office at (919) 962-7529 to RSVP.<\/p>\n

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From left, Allison Altman as Irina Sergeyevna and Ray Dooley as Ivan Romanovich Chebutykin in PlayMakers’ “Three Sisters.” (photo by Jon Gardiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other special events will include:<\/p>\n