Written by Anton Chekov
Directed by Vlachesalv Dolgachev
Synopsis:
Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Dianne Wiest and Tony Award winner Alan Cumming star in Antov Chekhov's masterpiece, The Seagull. The play subtly dissects affairs of the heart and the demands of a life in the arts, effortlessly balancing the comic, lyric, and tragic in a fashion that has become the hallmark of Chekhov's work.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"The show’s clash of heightened and sometimes incompatible acting styles can be intermittent fun. But anyone unfamiliar with Chekhov would leave this “Seagull” thinking he was a none-too-subtle writer. Chekhov wrote, “When someone expends the least amount of motion on a given act, that’s grace.” By that definition, this “Seagull” is anything but graceful. "
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NEW YORK POST:
"Directed by Viacheslav Dolgachev, whose credentials include 10 years as the leading director of the Moscow Art Theater, this "Seagull" is a lugubrious affair that fails to mine the depths of the play's withering depictions of the indignities of love and the all-consuming nature of art. "
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS:
"CSC's production, which opened Thursday night, is entertaining and feathered with fine performances. As staged by Viacheslav Dolgachev, it achieves a balance of comic and tragic elements in this 112-year-old story of artists and unrequited love "
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THEATERMANIA:
"At three hours (with one intermission), The Seagull can feel like a bit of a slog in even the best productions, and moreso in one like this that ultimately doesn't fully reward one's patience. "
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VARIETY:
"When you go to the theater in Russia, one thing you notice is they play Chekhov for comedy. So it shouldn't be a shock that a production of "The Seagull" helmed by Viacheslav Dolgachev, artistic director of the Moscow New Drama Theater and formerly a director with Moscow Arts Theater, should feel playful, even in its most tragic moments. Which American actors might walk that highwire and not fall, one might wonder. Dianne Wiest, actually, who is pretty damned dazzling as Arkadina, but not alone in an ensemble that seems to understand the capricious Russian soul. "
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NEWSDAY:
" Are Russians this bored with Anton Chekhov? Is it possible, 110 years after "The Seagull" triumphed at the Moscow Art Theatre, that the twitchy, childish, tricked-up production that opened last night at Classic Stage Company is considered progress?"
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