Preview
Production Season
Spring 2023
Dates of Performance
April 20-22 • 7:30 pm; April 23 • 3 pm
Production Staff
Written by Anton Chekhov, Translated by Tom Stoppard, Directed by Caroline Good
Recommended Citation
Theatre, DePauw, "The Seagull" (2023). Past DePauw Theatre Seasons. 80, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/commtheatre_past/80
Keywords
undergraduate theatre
Play Summary
The Seagull, by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, was written in 1895 and is considered to be the first of his four major works. Set in a bohemian estate of a bygone era, romantic and artistic conflict grow between four characters: a famous middle-of-the-road author; the wistful and unworldly Nina; a has-been actress Irina Arkadina; and her son, Constantine, the emblematic playwright. The Seagull can be as much a heartbreaking romance where its characters struggle to remember, forget, and move on from the past as it is a satirical comedy, indulging in the melodramatic and elite world of trivialities and self-delusion.