Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov | Oil painting of Birch Trees and three women walking in Victorian Dress

THREE SISTERS

Translated By Madeleine George | Directed by Stephanie Hunt

On the brink of a new era, three sisters—living in a small, boring town—dream of a better life in the big city where they were born. Over the next three years, the sisters fall in love, work, banter about the meaning of life, and struggle to keep their dreams alive. Anton Chekhov penned this poignant and humorous play in 1900 for his friends and his wife, the actors of the Moscow Art Theater, to perform. Our production is set in the year it was written.

Content Warning: Adultery, addiction, murder, petty unkindness and bias

Three Sisters (George) is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Stephanie Hunt

Stephanie Hunt (Director) is an actor, teacher, and director. Productions directed at universities, colleges, and conservatories include Twelfth Night, The Green Bird, The Tempest, Guys and Dolls, Top Girls, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Exception and the Rule, The Cherry Orchard, Dancing at Lughnasa, and an original adaptation of Alice Munro’s The View from Castle Rock. Professionally the productions she has directed include Bullet in the Brain and Lady’s Dream by Tobias Wolff (Word for Word at the Magic Theater), Cornell Woolrich’s Angel Face, and Edward P. Jones’s All Aunt Hagar’s Children. As an actor, she has performed throughout the Bay Area, in New York City, and on tour in France with Word for Word. Stephanie has been teaching in the TAPS Department at Stanford since 2018.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

CREATIVE TEAM

POSITIONNAME
DirectorStephanie Hunt
Movement/Ensemble DirectorMatt Chapman
Assistant DirectorSarah Sophie Schwarzhappel
DramaturgOlga Ovcharskaia
Scenic DesignerNina Ball
Costume DesignerBecky Bodurtha
Lighting DesignerChristian Mejia
Sound DesignerCliff Caruthers
Props ArtisanChristine Edwards
Intimacy DirectorNatalie Greene
Assistant Scenic DesignerVeronica Chen
Associate Costume DesignerCatherine Sarca
Assistant Lighting DesignerKoh Terai
Stage ManagerKaitlin Weinstein
Arts Intensive Stage ManagerMiranda Whipple
Assistant Stage ManagersMikaela Hawkins, Sid Zhang
Light Board OperatorPriscilla De La Rosa
TAPS 39 CrewDaniel Grossman, Emma Hong, Emily Lim, Yinlin Zhao

THREE SISTERS CAST

POSITIONNAME
Andrey Sergeyevich ProzorovMatthew Canlas
Olga Sergeyevna ProzorovBridget Phillips
Maria 'Masha' Sergeyevna ProzorovCharlotte Kearns
Irina Sergeyevna ProzorovAnna Zheng
Dr. Ivan Romanich ChebutykinCary Sasso
Fyodor Ilyich KulyginEthan David Scott
Natalia 'Natasha' IvanovnaDiana Gonzalez
AnfisaJenin Al Shalabi
Nikolai Lvovich TuzenbachIyanu Olukotun
Vassily Vassilyich SolyonyVijay Nathan Josephs
Alexander Ignatyevich VershininZhang Bai-Han
Alexei Petrovich FedotikRyder Thompson
Vladimir Karlovich Rode; U/S Solyony, TuzenbachJahfari Maddo
FerapontThomas Raith
Soldier; U/S Chebutykin, Kulygin, VershininSteven Wan
Maid to the Prozorovs; U/S Irina, NatashaMaddie Garfinkel
U/S Masha, OlgaSontee Scott
U/S AndreyLeeth Singhage

TAPS STAFF

POSITIONNAME
TAPS Department ChairDiana Looser
Artistic DirectorAmy Freed
Director of Finance and OperationsEugene Buck
Student Services ManagerKatie Dooling
Finance & Faculty Affairs AdministratorJanet Pineda
Production ManagerTyler B. Osgood
Technical DirectorDaniel Cadigan
Costume Shop LeadHeather Miller
Head ElectricianKenny McMullen
Head CarpenterBrett Cavanaugh
Head Cutter/DraperEmma Vossbrink
Facilities ManagerLori Fowler
Marketing & Events DirectorStefanie Okuda
Marketing & Events CoordinatorBrendon Martin
Production PhotographersFrank Chen, Stephen Hitchcock
Student Asst. Production ManagersAlison Rogers, Alister Sharp
Student Asst. Technical DirectorsEduardo Moreno Adanez, Ryan Dukes, J Yim, Sid Zhang
Student Marketing AssistantsCate Celio, Vanessa Chen, Sierra Michelle
Student Scenic TechniciansBren Bartol, Veronica Chen, Isabelle Eichhorst, Karina Greenlee, Lela Hanson, Isabelle Rogando, Alister Sharp, Liana Singh
Student Costume Shop AdminsCharlotte Kearns, Alison Rogers
Student Costume Shop RunnerCatherine Sarca
Student Costume TechniciansElisa Arguello, Mikaela Hawkins, Zaki Rob, Asukulu Songolo, Elizabeth Thomas, Anna Zheng

ADMISSION

ADVANCED TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT, BUT…

There’s still a chance to see the show! Historically, most (or all) patrons on our wait-list are admitted. See how it works at the link below.

WHEN

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 08 through
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 09
and
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13 through
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16

8PM CURTAIN

There will be no late seating or re-seating while the performance is in progress.

WHERE

PIGOTT THEATER
Memorial Auditorium Complex
Stanford University Main Campus

RUN TIME

This production runs two hours and 45 minutes including one 10-minute intermission.

SPONSORS

This production was produced in close partnership with the COLLEGE (Civic, Liberal, and Global Education) and Arts Intensive programs. Additional support provided by the Pigott Fund for Drama, the May Ellen Ritter Production Fund, and the Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson Fund.

IMPORTANT INFO

LATE SEATING / RE-SEATING

For safety reasons, we cannot accommodate late admission OR re-seating while the performance is in progress. Please plan on arriving with ample time to find parking, locate the theater, move through the box office, etc.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Electronic Assisted Listening Devices will be available for pickup at the Box Office on performance nights.

Request disability accommodations and access info via Stanford’s online form. Requests should be made by November 1, 2024.

FILMING NOTICE

Any personal video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

TABLEWORK

TAPS’s podcast series TABLEWORK is a behind-the-scenes look at the scholarly and artistic efforts behind each production. This episode features  Host TAPS graduate student CONNOR LIFSON interviewing Three Sisters director and TAPS lecturer STEPHANIE HUNT.

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A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES