Tag Archives: The Seagull

“Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other.” — Anton Chekhov

Posted on January 29, 2025 by sheila

It’s his birthday today. Anton Chekhov, letter to actress (and wife) Olga Knipper January 2, 1901 “Describe at least one rehearsal of Three Sisters for me. Isn’t there anything which needs adding or subtracting? Are you acting well, my darling? … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Olympia Dukakis

Posted on May 2, 2021 by sheila

Husband and wife Louis Zorich and Olympia Dukakis in The Seagull, Williamstown Theater Festival The first thing I thought of when I heard the sad news of Olympia Dukakis’ passing was her compulsive sighs in her Oscar-winning performance in Moonstruck. … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on August 6, 2008 by sheila

— Still making my way thru War and Peace, a couple chapters a day. Still only on page 540 … but it’s riveting. It’s not a boring read and even the long sections about the freemasons end up adding to … Continue reading →

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Acting Chekhov: “in mourning for my life”

Posted on January 31, 2008 by sheila

Excerpt from The Actor’s Chekhov: Nikos Psacharopoulos and the Company of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, on the Plays of Anton Chekhov: Olympia Dukakis: I remember my brother and I came to New York when I was in college and saw … Continue reading →

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The Seagull

Posted on February 1, 2007 by sheila

It hurts to read this review of The Seagull and know that I can’t see it. It sounds like a once in a lifetime type production.

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“Here are the plums for the journey.”

Posted on February 1, 2006 by sheila

An excerpt from an interview with Olympia Dukakis – I absolutely adore this story – I learned a great lesson about tireless script analysis after reading this story the first time – NEVER stop asking questions when you read a … Continue reading →

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The Books: “The Seagull” (Anton Chekhov)

Posted on June 20, 2005 by sheila

Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: More from my collected plays of Chekhov, translated by Paul Schmidt. This excerpt is from The Seagull. The Seagull – one of the classic plays about acting and theatre that is out there. Actually, … Continue reading →

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