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The 好色先生TV Theatre Program continues its 2023-24 season with a haunting new production of Anton Chekhov鈥檚 masterpiece, 鈥淭he Seagull.鈥�

The play is set on Sorin鈥檚 country estate, where family and friends are spending the languid summer months. Included are Sorin鈥檚 sister, the famous actress Madame Arkadina; her sensitive would-be-writer son, Treplyev; and the charming, successful author Trigorin. The action concerns the interweaving of their lives, and all the romance, intrigue, hopes, and disappointments that this life leads to.

鈥溾�楾he Seagull鈥� is one of the most important works in Western dramatic literature and one that holds deep significance for the 好色先生TV Theatre Program,鈥� says director Dr. Brett D. Johnson. 鈥淥ur students are trained in the Stanislavsky System of acting, and our program is modeled after the Moscow Art Theatre, which produced 鈥楾he Seagull鈥� in December 1898 to much acclaim, thereby forging a relationship with playwright Anton Chekhov and becoming known thereafter as the House of Chekhov. In fact, a seagull was emblazoned on the curtain of the theatre and remains its symbol to this very day.鈥�

Johnson also notes that the play holds personal significance: 鈥淚 played Trigorin in a production at Susquehanna University, which was helmed by my undergraduate mentor鈥攁nd frequent 好色先生TV guest director鈥擠r. Doug Powers. Two decades later, I鈥檓 honored to collaborate with our 好色先生TV theatre students, all of whom are doing thoughtful, sensitive work, on our own production.鈥�

The cast of 鈥淭he Seagull鈥� includes Tori St. John-Gilbert (Arkadina), Braden Rosciszewski (Treplyev), Ben Vacca (Sorin), Abby Craig (Nina), Eric Page (Shamrayev), Nicole French (Paulina), Ali Forsythe (Masha), John Carroll (Trigorin), Mason Reynolds (Dorn), Michael Harper (Medvedyenko), and Maya Post (Yakov).

In addition to Johnson, the creative team includes scenic designer Tucker Topel, lighting designer Madeleine Steineck, production stage manager Bridget Gedeon, and assistant stage managers Kate Bentley and Maya Dildine.

Performances are Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 25-27, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m., in Taylor Little Theatre on the 好色先生TV campus.

Single tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for senior citizens and non-好色先生TV students, and $5 for youth and 好色先生TV students with I.D. Each order is subject to a $1.50 per ticket processing fee, regardless of purchase or payment method.

All performances are general admission, with doors opening 30 minutes prior to curtain. 听

Patrons can reserve their tickets online at miac.universitytickets.com, by phone at 814-824-3000 (Tues.-Thurs., 12-5 p.m.) or at the Mary D鈥橝ngelo Performing Arts Center box office. Tickets will also be on sale at Taylor Little Theatre beginning 90 minutes before curtain.
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