Three Sisters
based on the play by Anton Chekhov
adapted by Will Pomerantz
produced by Blueprint Productions
presented at The Sheen Center
New York City, NY
direction: Will Pomerantz
composer: Nancy Harrow
music director: Misha Josephs
sets by: Brian Staton
lights by: Allen Hahn
costumes by: Whitney Locher
stage management: Jason Carroll, Kelsey Durkin
casting: Michael Cassara
cast:
Chebutykin . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Ahlin
Natasha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silvia Bond
Irina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Essence Brown
Solyoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harrison Bryan
Andrei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miles G. Jackson
Vershinin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nehal Joshi
Masha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Nichols
Tuzenbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Patterson
Olga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Ramos
Kulygin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tommy Schrader
Anfisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Tafler
selected press:
“I don’t know how much rehearsal time they had, but if it was a year and a half, I’d believe it.”
“Really quite amazing…the stage pictures are glorious.”
“Crystal clear…a tremendous job of directing by and staging by Will Pomerantz.”
– Peter Filichia, Broadway Radio
“Astonishing new adaptations of two Russian classics … a tour-de -force … Will Pomerantz put his superhuman skills to good use when he took on the herculean task of adapting and directing two plays in rotating repertory theatre tradition.”
“I will never forget this smart, new adaptation of Chekhov's Three Sisters…”
“An excellent adaptation, brilliant directing, sensational acting, and live music make this a must-see production.”
– Cindi Sansone-Braff, The Patch
“Will Pomerantz’s staging is refreshing … (and) an ideal opportunity for an intimate engagement with the play.”
“Will Pomerantz’s staging in period costume is unpretentious and refreshing.”
– Isaac Sligh, The New Criterion
“Pomerantz has fulfilled all the comic potential of Three Sisters (and Chekhov did believe he was writing comedies)…”
“By the end, we are laughing though our tears, or perhaps crying through our laughter.”
– Paulanne Simmons, TheaterLife
“Will Pomerantz’s production of Three Sisters features a true ensemble, making it appear that these people have lived together for years.”
“His new adaptation in contemporary idiom is easy on the ears and easy to comprehend … (it’s) lively and light, lucid, straightforward and accessible.”
– Victor Gluck, Theater Scene
“A fine intime Off-Bway dramatization. Will Pomerantz’s staging of Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Three Sisters’ may be small in size, but the conception and production work grandly.
– Lucy Komisar, The Komisar Scoop