Phoebe Lloyd, left, and LIsa Velten Smith, portray Constantine and Arkadina in "Seagull" at Quantum Theatre. This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll providing in-depth reporting ...

While Anton Chekhov always thought of The Seagull as a comedy, that fact has frequently been forgotten through productions that fall into the soporific trap set by angsty, moping, lovelorn characters ...

“The Seagull,” one of Chekhov’s most popular plays and a favorite among actors, returns with a new production directed by Chekhov expert and actor Bruce Katzman, author of “Secrets of Chekhov,” and ...

Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” returns to the stage in a new production at the Odyssey Theatre in DTLA. With its exploration of human relationships and artistic struggles, this celebrated work ...

Anton Chekhov was the first playwright to drastically bend the trajectory of art toward life. His lasting influence — not just on theater but on all the arts and on our everyday understanding — has ...

Come for the presents. Stay for the baggage.

We have our stage, a brightly lit, lush lakeside park, which contains a Second Stage – a bit of curtains elevated on a bank, ready for players. The first people we encounter are Masha, a land ...

Want to film a Chekhov play? First, you’ll need a house. Then some costumes and props, probably a samovar. Muster the money troubles, the love troubles, the antic clowning, the bone-crushing despair, ...

Instrumental Theatre Company’s inaugural production of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull is the third site-specific staging of the Russian playwright’s work I’ve seen this year, after New Theatre Project’s ...

In German director Thomas Ostermeier’s engrossing update of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, moody aspiring playwright Konstantin rages against an establishment that won’t appreciate his talents. “Theatre ...