Anton Chekhov's THREE SISTERS Comes to Undermain Theatre

Undermain Theatre is proud to present Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. Discover the humor and heartbreak of one of the world's greatest plays revealed through a lyrical translation by one of the leading voices in contemporary theatre: Macarthur fellow Sarah Ruhl. Chekhov's tragicomic masterpiece tells the story of the daughters of a revered commander of a Russian military outpost who yearn to return to their cosmopolitan home. The Prozorov sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, dream of freedom, sex, romance, and Moscow. Tickets on sale now!

Undermain Artistic Director *Katherine Owens directs. She leads a creative team which includes Set and Lighting Designer *John Arnone, Sound Designer Paul Semrad, Costumes by *Giva Taylor, Choreography by Danielle Georgiou, and Properties by Linda Noland.

The cast is as follows: *Shannon Kearns, Jenny Ledel, and Joanna Schellenberg as the Three Sisters, Liz Bashore, Benjamin Bratcher, *Bruce DuBose, Justin Duncan, Mary Lang Fournier, Edna Gill, Travis McGuire, David Meglino, Chris Messersmith, Brandon Murphy, T.A. Taylor, Dean Wray. *Undermain Company Member.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860 - 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress." Chekhov renounced the theatre after the reception of The Seagull in 1896, but the play was revived to acclaim in 1898 by Konstantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, which subsequently also produced Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and premiered his last two plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. These four works present a challenge to the acting ensemble as well as to audiences, because in place of conventional action Chekhov offers a "theatre of mood" and a "submerged life in the text." Chekhov had at first written stories only for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them.

Sarah Ruhl (born 1974) is an American playwright. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for a distinguished American playwright in mid-career. Two of her plays have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama - The Clean House (2004) and In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) (2009).

This production is directed by *Katherine Owens, Scenic and Lighting Design by *John Arnone, Costume Design by *Giva Taylor, Sound Design by Paul Semrad, Choreography by Danielle Georgiou, and Properties Design by Linda Noland.

Tickets are available at www.undermain.org or by calling the Box Office at 214.747.5515.

Undermain is located at 3200 Main Street at the corner of Murray Street in Deep Ellum. Free covered parking is available at the South East corner of Trunk and Commerce - 3300 Commerce Street. Discounts are available for seniors, students, KERA members, and groups. Call 214.747.5515 or visit www.undermain.org

ABOUT UNDERMAIN:

Celebrating 34 years since its inception in 1984, Undermain Theatre is a company of artists that performs experimental works in Texas, New York, and Europe, collaborates with playwrights to develop original and world premiere productions, publishes plays, and sustains a theater in Dallas's historic Deep Ellum. As defined by their mission statement, Undermain Theatre seeks to inspire, educate and challenge audiences and artists through its production of innovative theater with particular interest in poetic and language-driven work.

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