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The Seagull

By: Anton Chekhov, George Calderon - translator
Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett, Andy Harrington, Ron Altman, Amanda Friday, David Prickett, Linda Barrans, Leanne Yau
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The Seagull is Anton Chekhov's first major play, originally produced in 1896. It dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arcadina, and her son, the symbolist playwright Constantine Treplef.

Cast:

Mme. Arcadina, an actress: Elizabeth Klett

Constantine Treplef, her son: Andy Harrington

Sorin, her brother: Ron Altman

Nina, daughter of a rich landowner: Amanda Friday

Shamrayef, manager of Sorin's estate: Denis Daly

Pauline, his wife: Linda Barrans

Masha, their daughter: Leanne Yau

Trigorin, a writer: David Prickett

Dorn, a doctor: Tovarisch

Medvedenko, a schoolmaster: Jeff Moon

Yakof: Noel Badrian

Cook: Maureen Boutillier

Narrator: Ted Wenskus

Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett

Public Domain (P)2017 The Online Stage
Drama & Plays Classics World Literature Russian & Soviet

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