āāThe Seagullā is one of the most important works in Western dramatic literature and one that holds deep significance for the Mercyhurst Theatre Program,ā says director Dr. Brett D. Johnson. āOur students are trained in the Stanislavsky System of acting, and our program is modeled after the Moscow Art Theatre, which produced āThe Seagullā in December 1898 to much acclaim, thereby forging a relationship with playwright Anton Chekhov and becoming known thereafter as the House of Chekhov. In fact, a seagull was emblazoned on the curtain of the theatre and remains its symbol to this very day.ā ā Mercyhurst.edu
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Location: Taylor Little Theatre, Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Dr. Brett D. Johnson
The cast of āThe Seagullā includes Tori St. John-Gilbert (Arkadina), Braden Rosciszewski (Treplyev), Ben Vacca (Sorin), Abby Craig (Nina), Eric Page (Shamrayev), Nicole French (Paulina), Ali Forsythe (Masha), John Carroll (Trigorin), Mason Reynolds (Dorn), Michael Harper (Medvedyenko), and Maya Post (Yakov).
