The Seagull

"In order to create real art, you need to wrestle with ideas that are bigger than you are. Cleverness is cheap. Real art is raw, truthful." - Treplev

On August 1st 2019, Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival returned with Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, performed as a fully staged reading at the Marquette Regional History Center. Chekhov’s beloved and classic “slice of life” play proves the long-standing formula of comedy equaling tragedy plus time. Chock full of sumptuous characters portrayed by local favorites, our story studied the frustrating facets of bitter dissatisfaction, the ridiculousness of the human spirit and ultimately the inevitable and ironic satire of it all. That’s The Seagull– that’s life!

Cast:

• Arkadina - Jessica "Red" Bays

• Trigorin - Thomas Laitinen

• Sorin - John Sarkela

• Treplev - Alastar Dimitrie

• Nina - Lilith Kontos

• Dorn - B.G. Bradley

• Shamraev - Christopher Scott Leith

• Polina - Monet Chartier

• Masha - Hanna Nicole Numinen

• Medvedenko - Shane Vincent

• Yakov and the Cook- Chet DeFonso

Production:

• Director: Jamie Weeder

• Property/Weapon Master: Anthony Reynolds

• Music Director/Violin: Matt Mitchell

  • Violin/Piano: Eric Banitt

  • Viola: Sonja Prychitko

  • Bass: Ben Merte