Anton Chekhov News

Actress, Maureen Teefy shared the most memorable moments of her life to a sold-out, two-night engagement of her one-woman show A Subject for a Short Story at the fanatic Salon Theatre in Culver City on August 14th & 15th. Scroll down for photos!

Four plays from Kiev's National Academic Theatre of Russian Drama Lesya Ukrainka will run at the St. James Theatre from 8 - 19 September. The cycle of four plays, Ward of the Manor, My Mocking Happiness, Life's Little Nothings and Don Juan, will be performed in Russian and live dubbed in to English by a translator who will be present in the auditorium. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal!

Miners Alley Playhouse presents 'My Name is Asher Lev' Friday, September 11 through Sunday, October 18 with performances every Friday and Saturday at 7:30.p.m. and Sundays at 6:00 p.m. (2 p.m. on Sun., October 18).

Kumu Kahua Theatre will hold a two-day intensive workshop on the Michael Chekhov acting technique in September.

Breaking String Theater Co. (Austin, TX) is proud to present Gusev, by Anton Chekhov, adapted and directed by Graham Schmidt at Salvage Vanguard Theater, tonight, August 13, through August 29.

Kiev's National Academic Theatre of Russian Drama Lesya Ukrainka brings a festival of events celebrating Ukrainian culture to the St. James Theatre from 8 to 19 September 2015, curated by Mikhail Reznikovich, Artistic Director of the National Academic Theatre of Russian Drama Lesya Ukrainka. The festival, comprising four plays, two free film screenings and a photography exhibition, will give British audiences a rare chance to acquaint themselves with some of Ukraine's cultural masterpieces as well as its developing modern arts scene.

The Plantation Project, under the direction of Claire Beckman (co-founder of Brooklyn's Brave New World Rep) presents an inaugural, site-specific staged reading of The Plantation, Beckman's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. This immersive production on-book will feature costumes, live music and an Equity cast.

On February 12, 1915, the Abrons Arts Center's Henry Street Settlement Playhouse opened its doors on the Lower East Side. Since that day, it has remained a vital cultural resource, providing audiences with artistically bold work while offering artists opportunities to dynamically grow. Since becoming Abrons Director in 2006, Jay Wegman has done much more than maintain 'one of the last standing locations for avant-garde performance downtown' (The New York Times, 2009). He has created an arts venue that is unique on the city's cultural landscape, presenting an international mix of cutting-edge performing and visual artists, both established and emerging, from across the country and around the world, as well as from New York City.

Although I am not as familiar with the plays of Anton Chekhov as some, Christopher Durang's play, Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike, doesn't require a pop quiz of Chekhovian references in order for one to enjoy the show. This character study into the lives of three squabbling, middle-aged siblings has enough humor and poignancy in it so you don't have to have your SparkNotes handy to enjoy it. The play, produced by Leslie Nichols and directed by Fred Helsel, plays at the Santa Paula Theater Center through August 16.

When a husband and wife don't communicate, they sometimes end up finding out surprising - even shocking - things about one other. That's the premise of The Problem by AR Gurney, one of the plays featured in Town Players' HOT AUGUST NIGHTS - ONE ACTS, running tonight, July 31 - August 8.

This year's Dublin Theatre Festival programme will stage 28 world-class productions, spanning 22 different stages across Dublin city and suburbs. 11 new Irish works will premiere over 18 days alongside acclaimed productions from France, Belgium, Portugal, the Netherlands, the UK and Denmark.

BoHo Theatre has announced plans for its upcoming 2016 season. Building on its rich, 12-year history, BoHo continues to bring an eclectic mix of musicals, dramas, and classic plays to Chicago stages focusing on emotional human relationships.

The White Heron Theatre Company is proud to present the Tony Award-winning play - Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike - written by Christopher Durang and directed by Tony Award-winner Martin Platt.  

The Alexander Bar Upstairs Theatre will play host to a theatrical adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's gothic horror classic THE YELLOW WALLPAPER in a production directed by Kim Kerfoot and featuring Claire Watling. The hour-long production will premiere for a short three-performance run later this month.

Filming is underway in New York City for Tony-winning director Michael Mayer's big screen version of Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL, adapted by playwright Stephen Karam. And the full cast is set!

The 2015-2016 season at Actor's Express kicks off with the Atlanta premiere of Aaron Posner's Stupid F*cking Bird directed by Freddie Ashley September 12 - October 11.

Breaking String Theater Co. (Austin, TX) is proud to present Gusev, by Anton Chekhov, adapted and directed by Graham Schmidt at Salvage Vanguard Theater, August 13 - 29.

HELD MOMENTARILY -- the new musical featuring India Carney, the singer and actress who was a 2015 finalist on NBC-TV's 'The Voice' -- has extended its engagement at The New York Musical Theatre Festival. Scheduled to run July 20 to July 27, 2015, the production has added an additional performance on Tuesday, July 21 at 1:00 PM at PTC Performance Space (555 West 42nd Street in New York).

This summer, acclaimed Russian director Aleksey Burago returns with My Uncle Chekhov, a heart-warming, larger-than-life comedy celebrating the short stories of Anton Chekhov.

Below, we share photos from the site's archives of the star both onstage and off. To all those who loved, knew, worked with, or had the pleasure of watching this enormous talent - he will be missed.