LIBRARY NOTES
 
Bakerloo Theatre Project
Anton Chekhov's The Three Sisters
Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Members' Room; $20 in advance/$25 at the door
The three Prozorov sisters, convinced that their lives have not yet begun, dream of escaping their small town for the excitement of Moscow. Anton Chekhov's aching masterpiece challenges viewers to find the balance between desire and responsibility, expectation and reality. This vital, streamlined production is designed to surround the audience and breathe new life into the century-old play.
The production uses the Curt Columbus translation and will last approximately 90 minutes.
Bakerloo Theatre Project (William Addis, director) has been producing innovative classical theatre in the Albany area since 2000. It is their mission to present intelligent productions of Shakespeare's canon and other classic works by serving as a home to up-and-coming professional theater artists of the highest caliber. Through performance and education, Bakerloo produces high-quality, low cost, innovative theater designed to give audiences a dynamic, accessible, and inclusive theater experience.
The Albany Times-Union says of them, "The best thing about Bakerloo's production is that it neither merely interprets dialogue nor tries to reinterpret it, but rather builds on the wonderful foundation of the playwright's words." Bakerloo Theatre Project has become a summer tradition in the capital region. They have also performed at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Drew University, New York City's Center Stage Theatre, Brooklyn's Freddy's Bar and Pete's Candy Store, The Eaglebrook School in Deerfield Mass, Emma Willard School in Troy and Scotia's Freedom Park.
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