Three Sisters at Mad Cow Theatre

“To Moscow! To Moscow!” Nostalgic yearning for lively yesteryears preoccupy the Prezorov sisters—Masha, Irina, and Olga—as time marches on in their provincial 19th century rural Russian town—far from the Moscow of their memory. In one of the greatest masterworks of dramatic literature, Anton Chekhov paints a lyrical portrait of missed opportunities, delicate delusions, and the persistence of life despite disappointments. Blurring the line between comedy and drama while emphasizing emotional life over plot, Chekhov reveals the enduring music of humanity’s hopes and fears in the eternal struggle to work, to love, to hope, and—most of all—to live. Mad Cow has sustained a long-term love affair with the works of Chekhov, whose plays have proven foundational in creating the theatre’s ensemble-centered rehearsal process, honed in prior productions of The Cherry Orchard (2000) and The Seagull (2007).