THREE SISTERS

By Anton Chekhov

A New Version by Sarah Ruhl

Based on a literal translation by Elise Thoron with Natasha Paramonova and Kristin Johnsen–Neshati

Directed by Diane Brewer

This playwright’s modern voice has garnered her a Tony Award nomination, a MacArthur Fellowship, and she was twice named a Pulitzer Prize finalist.  Her version of one of Chekhov’s most famous plays exposes the timely struggles of a family living in a small town in Russia and facing gambling debts, a house in foreclosure, and fears of a war on the horizon.  These sisters defy despair, celebrate milestones, fall hopelessly in love, and rival as only siblings can.  With unyielding resilience and acerbic humor, these women throw themselves into the distance between their dreams and reality and inspire us all to brave our own “new normal.”