Holding the Mirror Up to Russia
A spate of new productions and adaptations explore the geopolitical and theatrical legacies of an empire in decline.
All Stories About Chekhov
Directors’ Choice: A Talk With Dmitry Krymov and Anne Bogart
At La MaMa last spring, the two directors gathered to talk about actors, audiences, censorship, dislocation, and the haven of the rehearsal room.
Robert Falls: Letting Go of the Goodman
After stepping down from the helm of the Chicago theatre he ran for 36 years, he’s directing—what else?—Chekhov’s ‘The Cherry Orchard.’
Home Is Gone: Dmitry Krymov’s ‘Cherry Orchard’ at the Wilma
The Russian director, working with an American ensemble, had his country’s fate on his mind as he staged Chekhov’s valedictory play.
Updating the Classics: When, Where—and Why
From ‘Cherry Orchard’ on Broadway to ‘Cymbeline’ in London, period transplants have varied success.
David Hare: Chekhov Peaked With ‘The Seagull’
In adapting 3 early works by the Russian master, the English playwright met a young, passionate artist, not a distant deity.
Lev Dodin Plants Chekhov’s ‘Cherry Orchard’ in the Eternal Present
The master director from St. Petersburg takes some liberties with the playwright’s final work, but the result is somehow all the more Chekhovian.
After the Anger
Contemporary Russian theatre reflects a divisive political moment with rage, irony and low-fuss experimentation.
