Theatre of the Expendable Presents Chekhov's 'Three Sisters'

Theatre of the Expendable will present their production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters this fall at The Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex. TotE's production, directed by Jesse Edward Rosbrow will use only six actors, instead of the typical fourteen or more, and will be presented true to the original script, with very few cuts and staged in a nontraditional method while still telling the story traditionally.

The production will play at The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor) December 4-21 Thursday-Saturday at 8pm & Sunday at 2pm. Tickets will be $12.   

What is Theatre of the Expendable (TotE)'s mission?

"To develop and produce provocative theatre for the general public that will challenge and expand existing perceptions regarding persons and groups whom society has given up on and who have given up on themselves. To keep admission prices well below market value so that we may develop new and broader audiences who may not have access to a wide variety of culture."

That's the official, lawyer-speak version. In theatre-person terms, how would we translate that?

"We develop and produce plays that ask our audience members how people become expendable. Also, since we view no audience members as expendable, we keep our ticket prices low – often lower than, and never higher than, the price of an average movie theatre ticket."

www.theatreoftheexpendable.org

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