NewsPHOTO CALL: Sting, Ian McKellen and More Celebrate Culture Project's The Seagull, Starring Trudie StylerCulture Project's production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, featuring an adaptation by Thomas Kilroy, officially opened Oct. 13 following previews that began Oct. 3 at the Lynn Redgrave Theater.
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Joseph Marzullo
October 14, 2013
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Sting, Ian McKellen and More Celebrate Culture Project's The Seagull, Starring Trudie Styler
Sting, Ian McKellen and More Celebrate Culture Project's The Seagull, Starring Trudie Styler
Culture Project's production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, featuring an adaptation by Thomas Kilroy, officially opened Oct. 13 following previews that began Oct. 3 at the Lynn Redgrave Theater. Read the Playbill.com story.
Kilroy’s version of The Seagull, press notes state, is a "reappraisal of Chekhov’s first great comedy, a story of a distinguished actress and her passionate lonely son.… Set in late 19th century Ireland during the time of the National Land League, a political movement advocating for poor tenant farmers, Thomas Kilroy unearths fascinating parallels to the shifts in Russian society that inform Chekhov’s original. This acclaimed adaptation illuminates the play’s universal themes while revealing new social and political angles."
The production has scenic design by Peter Hartwell with costume design by Ilona Somogyi and lighting by William Hansen.
Show times are Tuesday at 7 PM, Wednesday-Saturday at 8 PM with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 3 PM at the Lynn Redgrave Theater at the Culture Project, 45 Bleecker Street (at Lafayette Street).
Tickets are $75; student tickets are $25. For more information call (212) 925-1806.
