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An aristocratic Russian family tries to hold on in challenging economic times, hoping to preserve a way of life amidst the inevitable pressures of "progress." When presented with options to fend off impending foreclosure, can the family rise to the challenge? A new translation of Chekhov’s funny, sensual classic about change, loss, renewal, and moving forward.... Read more

The year is 1476. Famine and unrest haunt the countryside. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand have joined their kingdoms to become the newly unified country of Spain. But the forces of King Alfonso of Portugal are threatening their new nation. Now, the Order of the Knights of Calatrava is questioning its allegiance to the new king and queen, bringing the young country to the brink of civil war…... Read more

Often called "the comic Russian Hamlet," Chekhov’s Nikolai Ivanov is a man constantly at odds with the world around him. His personal and professional lives collide in unexpected and humorous ways, as he struggles to dig himself out of debt and out of provincial boredom. The local doctor informs him that his wife is dying and accuses him of worsening her condition with his foul moods, yet Ivanov finds himself drawn to a beautiful young woman who happens to be the daughter of th... Read more

When a famous actress and her entourage, consisting of family, staff, and admirers, take up residence at her lakeside summer estate, everyone finds themselves in pursuit of attention and unconditional love. Capturing the power of art, romance, and family, Chekhov’s witty and soul-stirring masterpiece is a map of the human heart.... Read more

Inspired by the Greek myth of Phaedra, SPARROW GRASS brings the classic tragedy into our time when a woman’s dark and misdirected passion threatens to destroy her family from within.... Read more

Somewhere in the backwoods of Russia, the three Prozorov sisters—Olga, Masha and Irina—live in the large, beautiful house their father has left them. Raised to be bastions of refinement and taste, but stranded amongst smalltown folk with no ambition, they cling desperately to memories of the bright, thriving Moscow they left as children. Unable to bear the ordinariness of their lives, tempers flare and all manner of appetites go unchecked, eliciting wild and dangerous responses... Read more

A comic drama about summer love. When a retired professor and his beautiful young second wife arrive at their remote family estate to settle down, they disrupt the quiet farm life with their city ways. Against a late-summer country landscape, the inhabitants of the house quickly discover new passions and revisit old loves. In this new translation, Chekhov’s comedy conjures the lifelong contemplation of what is and what might have been.... Read more