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Little Comedies

OCTOBER 6 – OCTOBER 29, 2023

WORLD PREMIERE

BY ANTON CHEKHOV
TRANSLATED BY RICHARD NELSON, RICHARD PEVEAR, AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY
DIRECTED BY RICHARD NELSON
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NEUHAUS THEATRE

What do Swan Song, The Bear, The Proposal, The Wedding, and On The Harmfulness of Tobacco have in common? They are all one-act comedies written by Anton Chekhov that will be performed by the Alley’s Resident Acting Company and directed by the Tony Award-winning playwright and legendary director Richard Nelson. Acclaimed Russian literature translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky collaborated with Nelson to create a new English translation that will make for an extraordinary theatre experience.

RUN TIME

Little Comedies is approximately 2 hours long, including one intermission.

FURTHER READING

Want to learn more about what goes into this Alley Theatre production? Check out The Back Alley, Alley Theatre’s blog!

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE*

Sunday, October 15, 2023, 2:00 PM
Assisted Listening Devices are also available at every performance.
*West Section, Rows EFD

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PRE-SHOW ALLEY CHAT

Join us for a pre-show Alley Chat with the Creative Team:

  • Sunday, October 8, 2:00 PM
  • Tuesday, October 10, 7:30 PM
  • Thursday, October 12, 7:30 PM

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POST-SHOW ALLEY CHATS

Join us for post-show Alley Chats with the cast and Alley Theatre Artistic Staff on:

  • Tuesday, October 17, 7:30 PM
  • Thursday, October 26. 7:30 PM

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CONTENT ADVISORY

Little Comedies contains some mild Language, suggestions of Violence, and discussion of suicide, in this brand-new translation of short comedic plays by one of the most respected dramatists of all time. To learn more about the content of this show, please visit our content advisory page.

Creative Team

Anton Chekhov

Playwright

Richard Nelson

Translator and Director

Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky

Translators

Michael Locher

Scenic Designer

Susan Hilferty

Co-Costume Designer

Camilla Dely

Co-Costume Designer

Jennifer Tipton

Lighting Designer

Scott Lehrer

Sound Designer

Kristen Larson

Stage Manager

Kaylee Sarton Mccray

Assistant Stage Manager

The Cast

Elizabeth Bunch

Natalya, Nastasya

Elizabeth Bunch

Dylan Godwin

Aplombov

Dylan Godwin

Shawn Hamilton

Dymba

Shawn Hamilton

Chris Hutchison

Ivan, Zed

Chris Hutchison

Melissa Molano

Elena, Dashenka

Melissa Molano

Melissa Pritchett

Zmeyukina, Feklusha

Melissa Pritchett

David Rainey

Stepan, Zhigalov, Ivan

David Rainey

Christopher Salazar

Grigory, Niunin

Christopher Salazar

Todd Waite

Luka, Revunov, Vassily

Todd Waite