Three Sisters (Ruhl)
by Sarah Ruhl
Highlights
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the beauty and depth of Sarah Ruhl's translation of Chekhov's 'Three Sisters'. Many enjoy the characters' struggles and the philosophical elements woven throughout the narrative. Some feel it captures the essence of the original play while bringing a fresh perspective.
Synopsis
Transplanted from their beloved Moscow to a provincial Russian town, three sisters – school teacher Olga, unhappily married Masha and idealistic Irina – yearn for the city of their childhood, where they imagine their lives will be transformed and fulfilled.
Three Sisters is the portrait of a family grappling with the bittersweet distance between reality and dreams.
Press Reviews
"Sarah Ruhl has a taste for and a way with the classics."
— The New York Times
"Sarah Ruhl's smart new translation... feels just right to contemporary American ears – lean, colloquial and conversation for us, and true to Chekhov's original."
— Cincinnati Enquirer
"Exhilirating! Ruhl doesn't call attention to herself here. Instead she lets the play breathe with a smiple, unmannered approach to the drama that makes it seem shockingly contemporary... There's a naturalness to the way the drama unfolds, the ebb and flow of the emotional outbursts, that leaves you breathless."
— San Jose Mercury News
"Luminous!... A crisp, breezy new English version by Sarah Ruhl. Its fierce beauty suffuses every moment and reaches for immortality."
— San Francisco Chronicle
"Three Sisters reminds us that few writers have ever seen into the human soul with more acuity and understanding than Chekhov."
— Boston.com
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Masha |
Irina |
Andrei Their brother |
Natasha His wife |
Kulygin Masha’s husband |
Vershinin A colonel |
Solyony A staff captain |
Chebutykin An army doctor |
Tuzenbach A baron and lieutenant |
Anfisa A nurse, 80 years old |
Fedotik Second lieutenant |
Rode Second lieutenant |
Ferapont An old watchman |
Olga |
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Three Sisters (Ruhl) at Yale Rep
Publication
Three Sisters (Ruhl) is a play written by Sarah Ruhl and published by Samuel French (2015).
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