Author : Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher :
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781623160319
Chekhov started writing about theatre in newspaper articles and in his own letters even before he began writing plays. Collected here in translation, these writings reveal Chekhov's instinctive curiosity about the way theatre works-- and his concerns about how best to realize his own intentions as a playwright.--Publisher.
Author : Anton Chekhov
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 26,50 MB
Release : 1992-12-09
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780810110489
While the influence of Chekhov in modern theater worldwide, and especially in America, has been immense, translations into English have tended to be too literary and have not communicated the full emotional power and precise attention to detail of Chekhov's Russian. Milton Ehre began translating Chekhov's plays to provide professional theaters with performance texts that capture the feel and rhythms of spoken, rather than written, language. Chekhov for the Stage is the first publication of his revised versions of The Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, and The Sea Gull. Ehre's sensitive renderings of these classics make this volume the translation of choice for performers and directors, teachers, and the general reading public.
Author : Vera Gottlieb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 22,16 MB
Release : 2000-11-04
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1139825658
This volume of specially commissioned essays explores the world of Anton Chekhov - one of the most important dramatists in the repertoire - and the creation, performance and interpretation of his works. The Companion, first published in 2000, begins with an examination of Chekhov's life, his Russia, and the original productions of his plays at the Moscow Art Theatre. Later film versions and adaptations of Chekhov's works are analysed, with valuable insights also offered on acting Chekhov, by Ian McKellen, and directing Chekhov, by Trevor Nunn and Leonid Heifetz. The volume also provides essays on 'special topics' such as Chekhov as writer, Chekhov and women, and the Chekhov comedies and stories. Key plays, such as The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull, receive dedicated chapters while lesser-known works and genres are also brought to light. The volume concludes with appendices of primary sources, lists of works, and a select bibliography.
Author : Jean Hackett
Publisher : Smith & Kraus
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Acting
ISBN :
Author : Dead Centre
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1783197587
‘I’m having absolutely nothing to do with the theatre or the human race. They can all go to hell.’ – Anton Chekhov During the turmoil of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Maria Chekhov, Anton’s sister, placed many of her late brother’s manuscripts and papers in a safety deposit box in Moscow. In 1921 Soviet scholars opened the box, and discovered a play. The title page was missing. The play they found has too many characters, too many themes, too much action. All in all, it’s generally dismissed as unstageable. Like life. A new play by Dead Centre, creators of the OBIE / Fringe First winning LIPPY.
Author : Michael Chekhov
Publisher : Ravenio Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 31,19 MB
Release :
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
In this practical guide, renowned actor and director Michael Chekhov shares his innovative approach to the craft of acting. Drawing on his extensive experience in the theater and his unique understanding of the actor's creative process, Chekhov presents a comprehensive system of techniques designed to help actors develop their physical, mental, and emotional abilities. Through a series of exercises and principles, actors can learn to create compelling, truthful performances that captivate audiences and bring characters to life on stage and screen.
Author : Anton Chekhov
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 28,39 MB
Release : 2017-12-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
The play focuses on the lives of three sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, young women of the Russian gentry who try to fill their days in order to construct a life that feels meaningful while surrounded by an array of military men, servants, husbands, suitors, and lovers, all of whom constitute a distractions from the passage of time and from the sisters' desire to return to their beloved Moscow.
Author : Laurence Senelick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 24,18 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521783958
Many now consider Chekhov a playwright equal to Shakespeare. Senelick studies how his reputation evolved, and how the presentation of his plays varied and altered from their initial productions in Russia to recent postmodern deconstructions.
Author : Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 12,43 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781854598455
This is a collection of four plays from Chekhov - 'The Seagull', 'Uncle Vanya', 'Three Sisters' and 'The Cherry Orchard'.
Author : Richard Gilman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 38,88 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780300072563
Eminent critic Richard Gilman examines each of Chekhov's full-length plays, showing how they relate to each other, to Chekhov's short stories, and to his life. Gilman places the plays in the context of Russian and European drama and the larger culture of the period, and the reasons behind the enduring power of these classic works.
