Word: chekhovisms
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...likes Chekhov because of his descriptions of ordinary people - "But of course they do not compare with revolutionary opera, which depicts work ers, peasants and soldiers heroically...
...heroines in the proper proletarian manner. "Some of our work needs to he rewritten and repolished," he said. "The times keep progressing, and our thinking must keep progressing." Teng is familiar with the major Russian works of the Lenin and Stalin eras, as well as with such writers as Chekhov, Pushkin, Hemingway, Mark Twain and Walt Whitman. But he had never heard of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, or of any contemporary American novelists...
...requires. Expertly-he is practiced at this-Raul builds his mood from their reactions. He must have theater. Alec, a worldly friend, asks why Raul has dressed in black. "I'm in mourning for my life," he replies. "Who is that from?" asks Alec, a bit off balance. "Chekhov," says Raul. "Ah, yes. But what play?" says Alec, recovering nicely. " 'The Sea Gull, I think. Yes, definitely, The Sea Gull.' He knew damn well it was The Sea Gull. But the footwork was marvelous...
...power and primacy of blood. In a mesmerizing second-act curtain scene that builds to a crescendo of religious and erotic frenzy, Blind lordan becomes Alberta's lover. In Act III he leaves, and the two women sit in disconsolate resignation, like the heroines of Chekhov. Words of praise cannot do full justice to the play or the players, or to the skillfully unobtrusive direction of Shauneille Perry. Everybody involved deserves cheers for making The Sty of the Blind Pig a consecrated act of theater...
There are a few poignant moments in the production, and a decided improvement after the intermission. But the moments are too few, and the improvement isn't enough. It's a good try, but Chekhov deserves better