[NEohioPAL]Food Drive/Ticket Discount for THREE SISTERS at Oberlin College FEB. 13-15

[Alice Iseminger]

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AMERICAN TRANSLATION OF  THREE SISTERS BY ANTON CHEKHOV
TO BE PERFORMED FEBRUARY 13 -15 AT OBERLIN COLLEGE'S HALL AUDITORIUM

Receive $2 Off A Single Ticket When You Bring a
Non-Perishable Food Item to the Central Ticket Service

Oberlin College Central Ticket Service: 440-775-8169

OBERLIN, OH - From time to time, don't we all feel a sense of life passing 
us by? Of indefinable memories? A yearning for more? This ebb and flow of 
life becomes a familiar family drama in Paul Schmidt's American translation 
of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, in performance at Oberlin College's Hall 
Auditorium, February 13 - 15.

"Much more than a drama about three sisters longing to go to Moscow, this 
is a universal story about endurance and hope," explains director Matthew 
Wright, associate professor of theater at Oberlin College. "Chekhov's 
masterpiece is about the mix of comedy and tragedy in life - passion and 
pettiness, elation and frustration, love, and death. Though written over 
100 years ago, Three Sisters continues to offer a wry look into the 
pitfalls of our own modern world."

Equity Guest Artist Richard Haratine - as Vershinin - and an ensemble cast 
of Oberlin College students and faculty bring to life Chekhov's assortment 
of self-absorbed dreamers, drifters, social climbers, misfits, and 
philosophers.

Synopsis
Three Sisters is a subtle and revealing look at life in provincial Russia. 
Three young women - the Sergeyevna sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina - are 
the orphaned daughters of a military commander, who died after moving from 
Moscow to a far-off garrison town in the middle of Russia.  Olga has become 
an unwilling school teacher, while Irina has settled for a dull job at the 
telegraph office.  Masha has married a high school teacher, and their 
beloved brother's marriage to a pushy local is no greater match.  There is 
little to satisfy the sisters' upbringing or aspirations. They dream of 
returning to Moscow and escaping their monotonous, crude existence. The 
sisters sustain themselves by conversing with the soldiers of the local 
regiment, the one source of refinement in the backwoods of Russia. Masha 
courts a flirtation with the honorable Colonel Vershinin. Yet, in the end 
the sisters must accept the fateful pattern of their existence - dreams 
will be denied, but despite all, life will be lived.

Chekhov - author of such classics as The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, and The 
Cherry Orchard - considered his mature plays to be a kind of comic satire, 
pointing out the unhappy nature of existence in turn-of-the-century Russia. 
Chekhov himself wrote:
"All I wanted was to say honestly to people: 'Have a look at yourselves and 
see how bad and dreary your lives are!' The important thing is that people 
should realize that, for when they do, they will most certainly create 
another and better life for themselves. I will not live to see it, but I 
know that it will be quite different, quite unlike our present life."

Location and Ticket Information
Three Sisters will be performed at Oberlin College's Hall Auditorium, 
Friday and Saturday, February 13 and 14 at 8 PM; and Sunday, February 15 at 
2 PM. Hall Auditorium is wheelchair accessible, parking is free and hearing 
enhancement is available upon request. Three Sisters is sponsored by the 
Oberlin College Theater and Dance Program and the Winter Term Committee. 
For more information, visit www.oberlin.edu/events.

Tickets are $4 for all students, $6 for Oberlin College ID, Senior 
Citizens, and educators, and $8 for the general public.
ALL TICKETS ARE $3 MORE WHEN PURCHASED AT THE DOOR.
Tickets may be purchased from Central Ticket Service at 775-8169.  CTS is 
located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, and is open from noon to 5 PM, 
Monday through Friday, and  Saturdays, February 7 & 14.

Performers and Production Team
The January Winter Term at Oberlin College encompasses a month of intensive 
study where faculty, staff, and students may immerse themselves in the 
craft of theater. Three Sisters includes a large and diversified cast 
including Equity Guest Actor Haratine, Associate Professor of Dance Nusha 
Martynuk, as Anfisa, the Prozorov's 80-year-old nurse, and three honors 
candidates in acting as the Sergeyevna sisters: Jill Donnelly '04 as Olga; 
Amy Flanagan '04 as Masha; Hallie Gnatovich '04 as Irina. The remaining 
ensemble of Oberlin student performers include Zak Fishman '06 as their 
brother Andrey; Anne Johnson '05 as Natasha, his wife; Thomas Taylor '04 as 
Kulygin, Masha's husband; Aaron Helgeson '04 as Baron Tuzenbach; Bacilio 
Mendez '04 as Solyony, a captain; Ben Sinclair '06 as Chebutykin, army 
doctor; Michael Blejer '06 as Fedotik, second lieutenant; Adam Tate '04 as 
Rohde, second lieutenant; Rick Sahlin '05 as Ferapont, elderly janitor at 
the County Council, and Shelby Frantz '05 as the maid.

In addition to director Wright, the Oberlin production team of professional 
staff and students includes Managing Director/Technical Director Michael 
Louis Grube, associate professor of theater; Scenic Designer Damen Mroczek, 
lecturer in theater; Costume Designer Chris Flaharty, associate professor 
of theater; Lighting/Sound Designer Jen Groseth, lecturer in theater; 
Costumer JoEllen Cuthbertson, lecturer in theater; Stage Manager Matt Ozawa 
'04; and Assistant Stage Managers Genevieve Bergeret '04 and Sarah-Violet 
Bliss '06.

Biographies
Anton Chekhov (Playwright, 1860 - 1904) was a major Russian playwright  and 
a great short story fiction writer. Rejecting the convention to 
sentimentalize the Russian peasantry, Chekhov was often criticized for his 
apolitical views into very ordinary life. In his four great plays, The 
Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard, he 
pioneered the innovation of farcical tragedy and the theater of inaction. 
Chekhov was born the son of a grocer and grandson of a serf in Tangarog, 
Russia in 1860. In 1875 his father left Tangarog due to bankruptcy and his 
family was evicted from their home. In 1879, Chekhov started to study 
medicine at the University in order to support his family. However, by 
1882, he had become a regular contributor to St. Petersburg journals, and 
became widely popular with the 'commoner' public for his comic sketches. 
His first play, Ivanov was commissioned by a producer who wanted a light 
comedy. Later, The Seagull opened and lasted five performances after a 
pitiful first night. In 1889, he moved to Yalta, and during that year, 
Stanislavsky revived The Seagull and it became a success. In 1899, Uncle 
Vanya was also produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre.  In 1901, Three Sisters 
was produced and received poor reviews.  In 1904, Chekhov's last play, The 
Cherry Orchard was produced in January by the Moscow Arts Theatre.  In July 
of that same year, Chekhov died in Badenweiler, Germany after two heart 
attacks.

Matthew Wright (Director) is a professional actor and director who has 
worked in regional theaters across the country. He has taught acting and 
voice for the actor at various training programs such as The Ohio State 
University, Wright State University and Florida Atlantic University where 
he was the head of actor training for six years. Awards include the 1997 
Carbonell Award for Best Actor (the south Florida "Tony"); Who's Who Among 
American University Teachers; 1995 Distinguished Teacher of The Year Award 
- Schmidt College of Arts and Letters at Florida Atlantic University.  He 
holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of California, 
San Diego. Since joining the Oberlin College faculty in 2002, Mr. Wright 
has performed in Tony Kushner's The Illusion (The Lunatic), and directed 
The Oberlin Shorts Festival last spring.  At Oberlin College Mr. Wright 
teaches various courses in scene study and voice and speech for the actor. 
He most recently appeared in The Fix at The Beck Center for the Arts, 
directed by Scott Spence.

Richard Haratine (Colonel Vershinin) is a recent MFA graduate from the 
University of Delaware's Professional Theatre Training Program. He has 
toured extensively around the United States with the National Shakespeare 
Company playing the roles of Romeo in Romeo & Juliet and Lysander in A 
Midsummer Night's Dream. He has also played the roles of Jack Worthing in 
The Importance of Being Earnest and the King of Navarre in Love's Labour's 
Lost at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.


Media contact: Alice Iseminger, 775-8171.  For more information, visit 
www.oberlin.edu/~events.

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<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><flushleft><bold>AMERICAN TRANSLATION OF  =
THREE SISTERS BY ANTON CHEKHOV 

TO BE PERFORMED FEBRUARY 13 -15 AT OBERLIN COLLEGE'S HALL AUDITORIUM 


Receive $2 Off A Single Ticket When You Bring a 

Non-Perishable Food Item to the Central Ticket Service

</bold>

Oberlin College Central Ticket Service: 440-775-8169


OBERLIN, OH - From time to time, don't we all feel a sense of life passing =
us by? Of indefinable memories? A yearning for more? This ebb and flow of =
life becomes a familiar family drama in Paul Schmidt's American translation =
of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, in performance at Oberlin College's Hall =
Auditorium, February 13 - 15.


"Much more than a drama about three sisters longing to go to Moscow, this =
is a universal story about endurance and hope," explains director Matthew =
Wright, associate professor of theater at Oberlin College. "Chekhov's =
masterpiece is about the mix of comedy and tragedy in life - passion and =
pettiness, elation and frustration, love, and death. Though written over =
100 years ago, Three Sisters continues to offer a wry look into the =
pitfalls of our own modern world."


Equity Guest Artist Richard Haratine - as Vershinin - and an ensemble cast =
of Oberlin College students and faculty bring to life Chekhov's assortment =
of self-absorbed dreamers, drifters, social climbers, misfits, and =
philosophers. 


Synopsis

Three Sisters is a subtle and revealing look at life in provincial Russia.  =
Three young women - the Sergeyevna sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina - are =
the orphaned daughters of a military commander, who died after moving from =
Moscow to a far-off garrison town in the middle of Russia.  Olga has become =
an unwilling school teacher, while Irina has settled for a dull job at the =
telegraph office.  Masha has married a high school teacher, and their =
beloved brother's marriage to a pushy local is no greater match.  There is =
little to satisfy the sisters' upbringing or aspirations. They dream of =
returning to Moscow and escaping their monotonous, crude existence. The =
sisters sustain themselves by conversing with the soldiers of the local =
regiment, the one source of refinement in the backwoods of Russia. Masha =
courts a flirtation with the honorable Colonel Vershinin. Yet, in the end =
the sisters must accept the fateful pattern of their existence - dreams =
will be denied, but despite all, life will be lived.


Chekhov - author of such classics as The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, and The =
Cherry Orchard - considered his mature plays to be a kind of comic satire, =
pointing out the unhappy nature of existence in turn-of-the-century Russia. =
Chekhov himself wrote: 

"All I wanted was to say honestly to people: 'Have a look at yourselves and =
see how bad and dreary your lives are!' The important thing is that people =
should realize that, for when they do, they will most certainly create =
another and better life for themselves. I will not live to see it, but I =
know that it will be quite different, quite unlike our present life."


Location and Ticket Information

Three Sisters will be performed at Oberlin College's Hall Auditorium, =
Friday and Saturday, February 13 and 14 at 8 PM; and Sunday, February 15 at =
2 PM. Hall Auditorium is wheelchair accessible, parking is free and hearing =
enhancement is available upon request. Three Sisters is sponsored by the =
Oberlin College Theater and Dance Program and the Winter Term Committee.  =
For more information, visit www.oberlin.edu/events.


Tickets are $4 for all students, $6 for Oberlin College ID, Senior =
Citizens, and educators, and $8 for the general public.  

ALL TICKETS ARE $3 MORE WHEN PURCHASED AT THE DOOR.

Tickets may be purchased from Central Ticket Service at 775-8169.  CTS is =
located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, and is open from noon to 5 PM, =
Monday through Friday, and  Saturdays, February 7 & 14.


Performers and Production Team 

The January Winter Term at Oberlin College encompasses a month of intensive =
study where faculty, staff, and students may immerse themselves in the =
craft of theater. Three Sisters includes a large and diversified cast =
including Equity Guest Actor Haratine, Associate Professor of Dance Nusha =
Martynuk, as Anfisa, the Prozorov's 80-year-old nurse, and three honors =
candidates in acting as the Sergeyevna sisters: Jill Donnelly '04 as Olga; =
Amy Flanagan '04 as Masha; Hallie Gnatovich '04 as Irina. The remaining =
ensemble of Oberlin student performers include Zak Fishman '06 as their =
brother Andrey; Anne Johnson '05 as Natasha, his wife; Thomas Taylor '04 as =
Kulygin, Masha's husband; Aaron Helgeson '04 as Baron Tuzenbach; Bacilio =
Mendez '04 as Solyony, a captain; Ben Sinclair '06 as Chebutykin, army =
doctor; Michael Blejer '06 as Fedotik, second lieutenant; Adam Tate '04 as =
Rohde, second lieutenant; Rick Sahlin '05 as Ferapont, elderly janitor at =
the County Council, and Shelby Frantz '05 as the maid.


In addition to director Wright, the Oberlin production team of professional =
staff and students includes Managing Director/Technical Director Michael =
Louis Grube, associate professor of theater; Scenic Designer Damen Mroczek, =
lecturer in theater; Costume Designer Chris Flaharty, associate professor =
of theater; Lighting/Sound Designer Jen Groseth, lecturer in theater; =
Costumer JoEllen Cuthbertson, lecturer in theater; Stage Manager Matt Ozawa =
'04; and Assistant Stage Managers Genevieve Bergeret '04 and Sarah-Violet =
Bliss '06.


Biographies  

Anton Chekhov (Playwright, 1860 - 1904) was a major Russian playwright  and =
a great short story fiction writer. Rejecting the convention to =
sentimentalize the Russian peasantry, Chekhov was often criticized for his =
apolitical views into very ordinary life. In his four great plays, The =
Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard, he =
pioneered the innovation of farcical tragedy and the theater of inaction. =
Chekhov was born the son of a grocer and grandson of a serf in Tangarog, =
Russia in 1860. In 1875 his father left Tangarog due to bankruptcy and his =
family was evicted from their home. In 1879, Chekhov started to study =
medicine at the University in order to support his family. However, by =
1882, he had become a regular contributor to St. Petersburg journals, and =
became widely popular with the 'commoner' public for his comic sketches. =
His first play, Ivanov was commissioned by a producer who wanted a light =
comedy. Later, The Seagull opened and lasted five performances after a =
pitiful first night. In 1889, he moved to Yalta, and during that year, =
Stanislavsky revived The Seagull and it became a success. In 1899, Uncle =
Vanya was also produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre.  In 1901, Three Sisters =
was produced and received poor reviews.  In 1904, Chekhov's last play, The =
Cherry Orchard was produced in January by the Moscow Arts Theatre.  In July =
of that same year, Chekhov died in Badenweiler, Germany after two heart =
attacks.


Matthew Wright (Director) is a professional actor and director who has =
worked in regional theaters across the country. He has taught acting and =
voice for the actor at various training programs such as The Ohio State =
University, Wright State University and Florida Atlantic University where =
he was the head of actor training for six years. Awards include the 1997 =
Carbonell Award for Best Actor (the south Florida "Tony"); Who's Who Among =
American University Teachers; 1995 Distinguished Teacher of The Year Award =
- Schmidt College of Arts and Letters at Florida Atlantic University.  He =
holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of California, =
San Diego. Since joining the Oberlin College faculty in 2002, Mr. Wright =
has performed in Tony Kushner's The Illusion (The Lunatic), and directed =
The Oberlin Shorts Festival last spring.  At Oberlin College Mr. Wright =
teaches various courses in scene study and voice and speech for the actor.  =
He most recently appeared in The Fix at The Beck Center for the Arts, =
directed by Scott Spence.    


Richard Haratine (Colonel Vershinin) is a recent MFA graduate from the =
University of Delaware's Professional Theatre Training Program. He has =
toured extensively around the United States with the National Shakespeare =
Company playing the roles of Romeo in Romeo & Juliet and Lysander in A =
Midsummer Night's Dream. He has also played the roles of Jack Worthing in =
The Importance of Being Earnest and the King of Navarre in Love's Labour's =
Lost at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.



Media contact: Alice Iseminger, 775-8171.  For more information, visit =
www.oberlin.edu/~events.=

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