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Michael Chekhov

Also Credited As: M. Chekhov

Date of Death: September 30, 1955 (64)

Birth Place: St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

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Michael Chekhov Productions

 
[Broadway, 1941]
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[Broadway, 1939]
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[Broadway, 1935]
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Michael Chekhov Movies

Man from the Restaurant
[ 1927 ] Skorohodov - The Waiter
Song of Russia
[ 1944 ] Ivan Stepanov
In Our Time
[ 1944 ] Uncle Leopold Baruta
Spellbound
[ 1945 ] Dr. Alexander Brulov
Specter of the Rose
[ 1946 ] Max Polikoff
Cross My Heart
[ 1946 ] Peter
Abie's Irish Rose
[ 1946 ] Solomon Levy
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
[ 1948 ] Gaboolian
Invitation
[ 1952 ] Dr. Fromm
Holiday for Sinners
[ 1952 ] Dr. Konndorff
Rhapsody
[ 1954 ] Professor Schuman

Michael Chekhov News


Shakespeare & Company's Center For Actor Training to Hold Washington, D.C. Weekend Intensive

Join the SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY's Center for Actor Training for a Weekend Intensive in Washington, D.C. this month. See dates and learn how to apply!

THE (CURIOUS CASE OF THE) WATSON INTELLIGENCE Comes to The Inspired Acting Company

The Inspired Acting Company has announced their production of the “The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence” by Madeleine George.

Babes With Blades Unveils 2024 Season - 'Be Careful What You Fight For'

Explore the exciting lineup of Babes With Blades' 2024 season, featuring powerful stories and empowered women on stage. Discover the dates and themes of the upcoming productions that promise to captivate audiences with their unique narratives. Don't miss out on the opportunity to witness theater that challenges and inspires.

Cleveland Play House Reimagines Iconic Horror Story, MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN

Mary Shelley's shocking classic novel, Frankenstein, receives new life at Cleveland Play House. A haunting and highly theatrical adaptation of the classic horror story. Directed by Michael Barakiva, the production features Josh Bates, Madeline Calais, Ellen Grace Diehl, Gavin Michaels, and Kayodè Soyemi.

FSU/Asolo Conservatory For Actor Training Celebrates 50th Anniversary Season With Chekhov's THREE SISTERS

FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training celebrates its 50th anniversary season with a production of Chekhov's Three Sisters.The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training marks its 50th anniversary in partnership with the acclaimed Asolo Rep Theatre in Sarasota, Florida.

Interview: 'OTHELLO is a Tragedy, But It's a Love Story': Michael Fox And Martins Imhangbe on Bringing Shakespeare Into the Modern World

BroadwayWorld spoke with two of the actors in the show; Martins Imhangbe (Othello) and Michael C. Fox (Iago). We discussed what made this production of Othello unique, how they worked on developing their characters and how Othello is relatable hundreds of years after it was first published.

Review: OTHELLO, Riverside Studios

They say two’s company and three’s a crowd. And nothing could be truer in this visceral new production of Othello in Studio 3 at the Riverside Studios, where we are rewarded with three Iagos.

Full cast set for OTHELLO at Riverside Studios

Trish Wadley Productions has announced full casting for a new version of Shakespeare’s Othello which features Iago played collectively by three actors.

New Version of OTHELLO Will Feature Three Iagos at Riverside Studios

Trish Wadley Productions has announced initial casting for a new version of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, Othello. 

Renaissance Now Theatre & Film, Led By Kathy Curtiss, Brings HAMLET SPEAK To Chain Theatre This Month

Renaissance Now Theatre & Film, led by Kathy Curtiss, specializes in freely adapting Shakespearean plays with additions of dialogue in contemporary prose. This 'now speak' is used to highlight social issues, including political and moral themes, from the viewpoint of characters in the plays. The company will present 'Hamlet Speak,' adapted and directed by Ms. Curtiss, July 26 to 29 at The Chain Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, 4th floor.

HAMLET SPEAK and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Come to the Chain Theatre in July

Renaissance Now Theatre & Film, led by Kathy Curtiss, specializes in freely adapting Shakespearean plays with additions of dialogue in contemporary prose.  This 'now speak' is used to highlight social issues, including political and moral themes, from the viewpoint of characters in the plays.  

The Inspired Acting Company Presents JOHN & JEN By Michigan's Andrew Lippa

The Inspired Acting Company has announced its highly anticipated production of 'john & jen,' a captivating and emotionally charged musical by Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald.

World Premiere of Ken Ludwig's MORIARTY: A NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE is Coming to Cleveland Play House

Cleveland Play House will bring its 2022-2023 season to a close with the world premiere production of Ken Ludwig's Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure. Running April 29 through May 21 in the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square.

The Michael Chekhov Association Selects Gracie Gardner As 2023 International Summer Workshop Artist-In-Residence For Annual Gathering

MICHA, The Michael Chekhov Association has announced that American playwright Gracie Gardner has been selected as the first recipient of the Theater of the Future Fellowship. 

The Inspired Acting Company Opens Inaugural Season With PRIVATE LIVES By Noël Coward, April 21 �" May 7

The Inspired Acting Company, Oakland County's newest professional theatre opens its inaugural season with Private Lives by Noël Coward. 

OpenStage Launches A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 The Witty Sequel To A Classic Play

What happens when the past collides with the present? OpenStage Theatre & Company is proud to present, A Doll's House, Part 2, this wry and modern follow-up to Ibsen's groundbreaking play, written by Lucas Hnath and directed by David Austin-Gröen.

Interview: PRT Artistic Director Marilyn Fox on Directing ALBEE/PINTER

Tony Award winning playwrights Edward Albee and Harold Pinter, who have left indelible marks in world theatre, both give voice to the outlandish and amusing behavior of humans in many of their dark comedies. Pacific Resident Theatre is offering a retrospective of two of their early one acts in tandem, both first produced in 1960. Albee's Fam and Yam, set in an upper Eastside penthouse, examines an encounter between two unnamed playwrights, one famous, one not, offering Albee's biting wit and incisive satire at its best. In Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, two working-class hitmen wait in a basement for their next assignment. I decided to speak with Pacific Resident Theatre's Artistic Director, Marilyn Fox, about the production.

BOY VEY Comes to United Solo Theatre Festival, October 29 & November 1

The 13th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival presents the NYC premiere of Rachel Kaftan's BOY VEY, directed by Dana Resnick, on October 29 at 2 pm and November 1 at 7 pm at Studio Theatre, Theatre Row 410 West 42nd Street.

Oddfellows Playhouse Announces Fall Classes 2022; Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for Fall Classes at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning September 17th, classes in theater, dance, circus, music and visual art will be offered for ages 3 - 20. Teenagers are invited to audition for the fall mainstage production.

BUYER & CELLAR and THE PRICE IS RIGHT Come to Beck Center For The Arts

Beck Center for the Arts has announced the hilarious production that will take you on a journey of celebrity idolization, Buyer & Cellar. This comedy was written by Jonathan Tolins and premiered in New York City in 2013. This production takes place September 9- October 9, 2022 in the Studio Theater in Lakewood.

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