The Three Sisters
Chekhov’s masterpiece on desire reduced to its perverse essence: two men in a purgatory of longing, wearing elaborate wedding gowns, hysterically engaged with their fears and fantasies, waiting for a future which never arrives.
An athletic butoh-clown spectacle, largely disposing of plot and character to focus instead on the literal (not imaginary) event of bodies, emotion and space. An obstacle course to challenge performers to exceed themselves for the delight of an audience.
Adapted from Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters, by way of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot.
Status
Available for production
Duration
60 minutes
Production History
2011 Da Zain, Grow Da Zain (Acts I & II)
2008 Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder International Fringe Festival (45 minute version)
2007 Locus, Succulent Festival (10 minute version)
Media
Credits
Created By
Taavo Smith & Benjamin Stuber
Directed By
Jeremy Williams
Designed By
Benjamin Stuber
Featuring
Taavo Smith & Benjamin Stuber