The Seagull 1956

Ages: 8+
Opened: October 22, 1956

The Seagull - 1956 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

4th Street Theatre
83 East 4th Street New York, NY

The renowned scholar Michael Henry Heim, professor of Slavic languages and literature at the University of California, has written a brilliant new translation of this play that established Chekhov. One of the first productions of the Moscow Art Theatre, the plot deals with a young Treplev, his unfulfilled literary ambitions and his love for Nina. Convinced that he has lost her and furious at her attention to the literary lion, Trigorin, the despairing young man kills a seagull and lays it at Nina's feet as a symbol of his ruined hopes. Nina leaves with Trigorin, only to return later after Trigorin has lost interest in her. In a moving half-coherent speech, she compares herself to the seagull destroyed by a man's momentary whim. In this translation, Professor Heim gives us a fluent, utterly Chekhovian text without making it so contemporary that the play loses its sense of period. This is The Seagull that soars.

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by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2022


The Orange Tree Theatre today announces the full cast for Pierre Marivaux's The False Servant, translated by Martin Crimp, whose prolific international career began at the Orange Tree Theatre, including the recent hit revival of Dealing with Clair. Before his final season as Artistic Director of the OT, Paul Miller, directs Uzair Bhatti, Will Brown, Julian Moore-Cook, Phoebe Pryce, Lizzy Watts and Silas Wyatt-Barke.

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Other Productions of The Seagull

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1956   Off-Broadway
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1962   Off-Broadway
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1973   Off-Broadway
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1975   Off-Broadway
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1980   Off-Broadway
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1983   Off-Broadway
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2001   Off-Broadway
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2008   Off-Broadway
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2020   West End West End Revival
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The Seagull - 1956 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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1957 Obie Awards Best Actor William Smithers

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