As ever, the Shanachie Theater has opened its doors to all those who wish to expand their horizons. The Repertory Company are back in business, following the recent vacation of their resident star, Mr Jonathan Granger, this time with not one, not two, not even three, but four plays in one evening for the discerning audience's delectation and delight. With the cast arrayed in costume not out of place on the streets of Rhy'Din itself, and secreted among the audience until the time comes for their turn to take the stage, Chekhov has never been so much fun!
Cast Tolkachov - Fidel Wiebusch Murashkin - Francis Gregoire Smirnoff - Armand Pershing Popova - Katelynn Hueser Lomov - Luke Shaunessy Natasha - Frida Shappard Natasha's Father - Maximillion De Chagny Nyukhin - Jonathan Granger
Act 1
A Reluctant Tragic Hero Tolkachov, a frustrated and exasperated family man, exhausted from running constant and countless errands for friends and family, visits his good friend Murashkin to let off steam, and hopefully garner some much needed sympathy. But the result of his rant only serves to see him leaving with more problems than he actually arrived with.
The Bear Smirnoff, a rude and boorish landowner, calls on the recently widowed Popova to collect on an IOU owed to him by her late husband. When the grieving widow is unable to pay him, Smirnoff simply refuses to leave - and the passionate, fiery altercation they embark on leads them to agree on fighting a duel to the death with a pair of pistols.
Act 2
The Proposal Lomov, a nervous hypochondriac, visits his neighbour Natasha to ask for her hand in marriage. But his romantic endeavours are scuppered when the couple, and also her father, find themselves in a circle of petty arguments and disagreements...and an unstoppable bout of one-upmanship.
The Dangers of Tobacco Nyukhin, a brow-beaten husband of a domineering wife, delivers, at her command, a lecture on the harmful effects of smoking tobacco. But as Nyukhin struggles to stick to the intended subject matter of his speech, we learn of his regrets, yearnings...and of his miserable life "under the thumb".
((As ever, everyone is welcome to post reactions to the play here.))
Cast Tolkachov - Fidel Wiebusch Murashkin - Francis Gregoire Smirnoff - Armand Pershing Popova - Katelynn Hueser Lomov - Luke Shaunessy Natasha - Frida Shappard Natasha's Father - Maximillion De Chagny Nyukhin - Jonathan Granger
Act 1
A Reluctant Tragic Hero Tolkachov, a frustrated and exasperated family man, exhausted from running constant and countless errands for friends and family, visits his good friend Murashkin to let off steam, and hopefully garner some much needed sympathy. But the result of his rant only serves to see him leaving with more problems than he actually arrived with.
The Bear Smirnoff, a rude and boorish landowner, calls on the recently widowed Popova to collect on an IOU owed to him by her late husband. When the grieving widow is unable to pay him, Smirnoff simply refuses to leave - and the passionate, fiery altercation they embark on leads them to agree on fighting a duel to the death with a pair of pistols.
Act 2
The Proposal Lomov, a nervous hypochondriac, visits his neighbour Natasha to ask for her hand in marriage. But his romantic endeavours are scuppered when the couple, and also her father, find themselves in a circle of petty arguments and disagreements...and an unstoppable bout of one-upmanship.
The Dangers of Tobacco Nyukhin, a brow-beaten husband of a domineering wife, delivers, at her command, a lecture on the harmful effects of smoking tobacco. But as Nyukhin struggles to stick to the intended subject matter of his speech, we learn of his regrets, yearnings...and of his miserable life "under the thumb".
((As ever, everyone is welcome to post reactions to the play here.))