Anton Chekhov News

Classic Stage Company's acclaimed production of UNNATURAL ACTS, a new play created by members of the Plastic Theatre, conceived and directed by Tony Speciale, will extend by popular demand for one additional week through Sunday, July 17 at CSC (136 East 13th Street).

A Mother and Daughter Face Off Over The Future in Dancing Crane Inc.'s presentation of the Georgian Drama SARKE by Lia Bakhturidze Sirelson

The Yale School of Music (YSM) announces its fifth season of Yale in New York, the acclaimed and unique series that brings together distinguished faculty-famous soloists among them-with the ongoing legacy of exceptional alumni and current students on the stages of Carnegie Hall. Each concert displays the deep, creative, and exciting collaborations that are the heart and history of the Yale School of Music.

The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov runs July 8 - August 7, 2011

The Midtown International Theatre Festival is pleased to present The Royal Weight Watcher - Sarah Ferguson: A Duchess Hungry for Love, a look inside the strange and wonderful life of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival is pleased to present The Royal Weight Watcher - Sarah Ferguson: A Duchess Hungry for Love, a look inside the strange and wonderful life of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce the seventh and final production of National Theatre Live's second season - broadcast live from the National's Olivier Theatre in London, Zoë Wanamaker starring in Anton Chekhov's THE CHERRY ORCHARD, directed by Howard Davies.

Anton Chekhov, who practiced as a doctor for much of his literary career, confessed in a letter to a friend, 'Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress.'

Following their current season which has included the sold out critical and box-office hits Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov and David Ives' The School for Lies, Classic Stage Company (CSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, has announced details for their upcoming 2011-12 season, the esteemed Off-Broadway downtown theater company's 45th.

Guild Festival Theatre proudly announces its first annual season of classical theatre with a rare open-air rendition of Anton Chekhov's masterpiece, The Cherry Orchard.

National Theatre Live completes its acclaimed second season with Howard Davies' production of The Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekhov, in a version by Andrew Upton, starring Zoë Wanamaker. National Theatre Live is an initiative by the UK's National Theatre to broadcast live performances onto cinema screens around the world.

The June Project: The Wood Demon by Anton Chekhov At the Seattle Public Theatre at the Bathhouse on Greenlake June 13 -7 p.m.

Theatre Lab's production of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard will open June 9.

From July 15-23, the Independent Drama Society will celebrate the end of its three-year tenure with THE GOOD DOCTOR, directed by Marketing Director Christine Toohey. This Neil Simon comedy, inspired by the short stories of Anton Chekhov, will be the final production of this young company.

Classic Stage Company (CSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, will present UNNATURAL ACTS, a new play created by members of the Plastic Theatre, conceived and directed by Tony Speciale, as the final offering of its triumphant 2010-11 season.

David Ives' sold-out, highly-acclaimed new comedy, THE SCHOOL FOR LIES, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie will close Sunday, May 29.

Nottingham Playhouse in partnership with Nottingham City Council, One Nottingham and the major arts venues in Nottingham - including Theatre Royal Nottingham, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham Contemporary, New Art Exchange and Broadway Cinema & Media Centre - present Nottingham European Arts & Theatre Festival (neat11).

The June Project: The Wood Demon by Anton Chekhov At the Seattle Public Theatre at the Bathhouse on Greenlake June 13 -7 p.m.

Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Andrew Upton and directed by Tamás Ascher, will tour to the Kennedy Center in Washington, USA, with performances from 4 to 24 August 2011. Check out a review of the production by clicking below!

Artists Rep is pleased to present the World Premiere of Richard Kramer's striking new adaptation of one of literature's most-read and referenced plays, The Cherry Orchard. Peer into an avant-garde interpretation of this classic Chekhov story that takes on a magical quality as a family grapples with the impending foreclosure of their estate. The production will close on May 22, 2011.