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Interview with Director Bogdan Tabacaru
Bogdan, this is already your third time directing within Entity. In the past, you directed Numbers, a modern play based on actual political events, and the screwball comedy Lend Me A Tenor. This time you have chosen Anton Chekhov’s world-famous classic. One really cannot say that you only like a certain type! Can you tell…
About THE SEAGULL
The Seagull, Anton Chekhov’s great classic, revolutionized theatre in the late 19th century. It is a heart-wrenching and darkly funny story about love, art and ill-fated ambition. Follow our blog for fresh updates from off stage and on stage.
Guide to words and phrases in The Seagull
Rouble: The basic currency in Russia. One rouble in 1895 ≈ €1,60 today, so Medvedenko’s monthly salary was less than €40
Interview with Stage Manager Birgit Müller
Birgit, you joined Entity Theatre at the beginning of this year. Since then, you acted as stage manager during the 24-hour festival, became a Board member in October and currently you are the stage manager for The Seagull, our big winter production. What is it that sparked your interest in theatre and have you been…
Designing Theater Costumes
Costumes represent a major budget item in theater productions, yet the process of designing and creating them is rather mysterious. The Seagull’s director, Bogdan, and the costume designer, Susan, recently answered a few of our questions. Bogdan, how do you as the director develop the costuming vision for your play? Costume design is not initially…
THE SEAGULL – Meet The Cast!
“I’m still adrift in a chaos of dreams and images, with no faith in myself, and no idea where I’m going, or what I’m for.” I hate myself as a writer. I often write in a kind of a fog, and I dont know what am writing about. “Oh, wasn’t it good before, Kostya !…
A Newcomer’s Perspective on Theatre, Entity and Seagulls
By Oliver Sachgau I don’t remember what made me audition for the Seagull. Theatre has accompanied me in life as far back as Grade 2, where I managed to wrangle the role of the wolf in a musical adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood that my class performed in front of captivated kindergartners. I could…
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov 