Hrvatsko narodno kazalište u Zagrebu (HR)
Three Sisters
A theatre project by Bobo Jelčić after motifs of the eponymous play by Anton P. Chekhov
Schedule
Opening night October 19th 2019, CNT Zagreb
Running time 2 hours 20 minutes. No intermission.
Director Bobo Jelčić
Dramaturg Mirna Rustemović
Stage and lighting designer Aleksandar Denić
Costume designer Zdravka Ivandija Kirigin
Stage manager and prompter Suzana Bogdan Pavlek
Cast
Olga Nina Violić
Masha Jadranka Đokić
Irina Iva Jerković
Andrey Marin Klišmanić
Natasha Ivanovna Daria Lorenci Flatz
Vershinin Ugo Korani
Kulygin Siniša Popović
Tuzenbach Krešimir Miki
Chebutykin Dušan Gojić
Solyony Ivan Colarić
One of the finest Russian and world authors, writer and playwright Anton Chekhov, who was a true innovator of depicting human characters and one of the most prominent authors of short fiction, wrote his canonical play Three Sisters in 1900, at the turn of the 19th and 20th century. The three sisters of the Prozorov family – Olga, Masha, Irina – and their brother Andrey live in a provincial Russian town. The military officers keep visiting them in their home and soon become regular guests of the Prozorov household, any yet the sisters cannot get over leaving Moscow and all dream about returning to the big city. Here we witness scenes of love, misunderstanding, empty promises, great hopes, despair and resignation, suffering and intrigue; in these scenes, Chekhov shapes memorable characters who have been delighting lovers and creators of theatre alike for more than a hundred years. In his original staging project, Bobo Jelčić uses Chekhov’s famous play as the point of departure from which the director and actors delve into exploration of the fates of Chekhov’s protagonists, as well as the fates all of us. The project seeks answers to the numerous questions posed in the original text, and it will explore the boundaries of theatrical art, creating an open form, in which life is as precious as literature; a form that erases boundaries between a dramatic actor/actress and the spectator. Chekhov and his text thus become a mirror that is multiplied by the actions of actors and spectators, creating a complex form of interrelationships, always reflecting the present moment.
