Dimitris Xanthopoulos stages Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters (1901) on the Main Stage of Onassis Stegi, from the 16th to the 27th January 2019, in the belief that every place and every era finds itself on the point of rupture, in a state of constant turmoil. A hearty, cathartic story about the moments we allow to pass, and how they shape the future. Forget Moscow and pre-revolutionary Russia. Surrounded by soldiers from a nearby artillery post with whom the family has grown close, they watch their lives play out in ways they’d never imagined.

The girls dream of moving back to the city, and more aristocratic lives. In the past, the family lived well-to-do in Moscow, but moved to a provincial town with their father, who had been a military general before his death a year prior. Three sisters – Olga, an unwed schoolteacher Masha, a pianist in an unhappy marriage and Irina, an idealist with plans for a vibrant future – live together with their brother Andrei. Wrap yourself up in this emotional masterpiece, forged in exquisite moments of humor and hope.įeaturing: Kelsey Brennan, Nate Burger, Sarah Day, Rebecca Hurd, Chike Johnson, John Taylor Phillips, Laura Rook & Jonathan SmootsĪnton Chekhov ( The Seagull, staged by APT in 2014) returns with another soul-searing masterpiece about hope, regret and the complexities of love. After all, their dreams are always just ahead. And despite their station, they believe in a better future. It tells the story of Olga, Masha, and Irinia Prozorov, who are sisters living. At 18, she married Kulygin, thinking him intimidatingly clever within read analysis of Masha Prozorov. The Three Sisters is a play written in 1900 by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhor. Less emotionally demonstrative than her sisters, Masha is bookish and musically talented. They are rich in love – for each other, and for their eccentric extended family. Masha, 23, is the middle Prozorov sister, between Olga and Irina. Trapped between a genteel dream and a reality rife with yearning, they infuse their habitat and their hearts with home-spun beauty. Equity & Anti-Racism Vision & Action Planįor three women lingering in the past and on the edge, fortune lives in the everyday.

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov