THE SEAGULL Will Come to New World Shakespeare Company
Élise Hanson's adaptation of Chekhov's classic tragicomedy comes to life at the intimate Alliance Theater Blackbox.
New World Shakespeare Company will present its next show, an adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull by Élise Hanson. The show will run May 23 - June 27, 2026 with shows at 7:30 p.m. and one matinee June 13, at the Alliance Theater Blackbox, 602 East 500 South.
The creative team includes Director Shea Potter; Playwrights Anton Chekhov and Élise Hanson; Producers Blayne Wiley and Élise Hanson; Assistant Director Annie Potter; Stage Managers Sofia Webley and Tanner Larsen; Photographer Élise Hanson; and Costumers Eric Jensen, Amber Heinrich, and Élise Hanson.
The cast features Amber Heinrich as Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina, Jackson Eastmond as Konstantin Treplev, Jeffrey Owen as Pyotr Nikolayevich Sorin, Kate Potter as Nina Zarechnaya, Tom Jones as Ilya Shamrayev, Élise Hanson as Polina Andreyevna, Lisa Thurman as Masha Ilyinishna Shamrayeva, Zach Reynolds as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin, Blayne Wiley as Yevgeny Sergeyevich Dorn, Joey McDonough as Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko, Tanner Larsen as Yakov, and Annie Potter as the Maidservant.
A statement from NWSC says: "The Seagull is, first and foremost, deeply human. Anton Chekhov was a humanist playwright, one of the pioneers of modern storytelling in which the flaws and foibles of ordinary people are brought to the foreground. Here you will find no heroes and villains, but bewitching, wretched, and wonderful people. His tragicomedy on the lives and loves of actors and writers in 19th century Russia has been treasured for over a hundred years, and it is our great joy to share it with you in a compact, intimate space, befitting how Chekhov designed the staging to confine these characters in an effort to force confrontation with themselves and one another.
"Playwright Élise C. Hanson's tractile, tremendously performable adaptation of this play reverences Chekhov's work while drawing out vitality in characterization and weaving in structural alterations, a creative effort in line with New World's mission to offer classical pieces with intentionality and resonance to modern audiences. In Hanson's refitting, the late-stage Victorian rhythms and Chekhov's voice remain intact, but are rendered to mesmeric, robust, refreshing life and potent, vibrant color. Shea Potter makes his first foray into the world of directing, lending his acumen for comedy and a mindful deliberation to the piece. We hope you will join us."
New World Shakespeare Company began in 2012, sustaining its effortful commitment to provide truly meaningful and enriching artistic experiences to artists and audience members in the Salt Lake Valley. Each production focuses on a charitable cause that highlights a theme in the play. For The Seagull, NWSC is partnering with Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors.
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