The Illinois Theatre Association (ITA) continues on in
Tucson, AZ. Jan and I spent an
invigorating afternoon at the U. of AZ directing studio where John Muszynski
directed a new play by MFA student Fly Steffens. Had a nice chat with[JDY1] John after the show and also ITA stalwart
Donna Burke who was visiting. We may want to set up an AZ alum chapter for ITA.
The play was a mind bending contemporary retelling of
Chekhov’s Three Sisters. In 95 intermissionless
minutes it covers most of the Chekhov plot, but adds strange noises, recorded
passages, interior monologues, multiple voices and a bear that erupts out of
the birch forest with a primal sexual force that snares Masha and several other
of the characters. Moscow is a myth and so is life in the burbs. That may be why the author extends the title
to: Three Sisters, or: Insignificance
is sickening and love means nothing at all; all it is is the strength to keep going on no
matter what. No matter what, this was challenging stuff, excellently
produced, and with a young and exuberant
cast. Kudos all around.
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