The Sisters (Alfieri)
by Richard Alfieri

Name: The Sisters (Alfieri)
Brand: Richard Alfieri
SKU: 9780573699467
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

The Sisters (Alfieri) Book Cover — The Sisters (Alfieri) Cover

Highlights

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120 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

Using a college on New York's Upper East Side as their surrogate home and sanctuary, four siblings struggle to banish the ghost of their dead father and create some semblance of harmony as adults.

Suggested by Chekhov's Three Sisters , this unflinchingly honest drama with comedy explores and explodes the myths about family and friendship.

But in contrast to Chekhov's family, who yearn to leave the staid provinces for the excitement of Moscow, Alfieri's modern siblings long to escape the chaos of Manhattan for the simpler life they left behind in their childhood home in Charleston.

As they strive to reconcile their individual desires, they expose each other's deceptions with barbed wit and candor escalating to moments of shocking power.

Their final realization is that violence and chaos reside within the walls of their sanctuary -- and within the heart.

Press Reviews

"The Sisters, a modern adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, exceeds all expectations. A superbly crafted drama of depth and perception that is alternately touching, clever, and explosive...The Sisters overflows with intelligence and intensity. It is the stuff of great drama."
— CBS Radio

"Brutally articulate. Alfieri's barbed dialogue is more Albee than Chekhov and is a boon to an ensemble. Pure guilty pleasure!"
— L.A. Weekly

"Spellbinding! An outrageously, screamingly funny black comedy...mesmerizing...hilarious! Taut and interesting relationships, secrets worth telling."
— Daily Breeze

"The Sisters takes a dramatic turn. Alfieri has performed an interesting thought experiment that makes fascinating sense."
— Los Angeles Times

"Totally absorbing...engaging...very funny!"
— Beverly Hills Courier

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Olga Prior an attractive but severe-looking, 35, wearing a skirt suit befitting a professor	—	—	an attractive but severe-looking, 35, wearing a skirt suit befitting a professor
Irene Prior a pretty, fresh-faced 22-year-old student	—	—	a pretty, fresh-faced 22-year-old student
Andrew Prior 30, pleasant-looking, on the soft side, casually dressed	—	—	30, pleasant-looking, on the soft side, casually dressed
Nancy Pecket a very pretty young woman in her early twenties with obvious make-up, a thick mane of hair, and a tight dress	female	—	a very pretty young woman in her early twenties with obvious make-up, a thick mane of hair, and a tight dress
Vincent Antonelli a robust-looking man in his mid-forties, corporately dressed	male	—	a robust-looking man in his mid-forties, corporately dressed
Dr. Chebrin sixties, head of the English department, wears a well-worn blazer with college insignia	—	—	sixties, head of the English department, wears a well-worn blazer with college insignia
David Turzin a 30-year-old philosophy professor	—	—	a 30-year-old philosophy professor
Gary Sokol 35, a political-science professor	—	—	35, a political-science professor
Harry Glass Marcia's husband, psychologist in his late thirties, dressed in suit and tie	male	—	Marcia's husband, psychologist in his late thirties, dressed in suit and tie
Marcia Prior Glass a beautiful woman in	female	—	a beautiful woman in