Chekhov's lyrical plays and uproarious farces continue to entertain theatergoers nearly a century after he wrote them. From his early work The Seagull — a depiction of estranged love and thwarted passion that became a great success Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theater — to his last, The Cherry Orchard — the poignant portrayal of a land-owning family unable to adapt to a changing society — all his plays masterfully combine both levity and pathos. But his comedic genius comes to fruition most fully in his short entertainments, such as the hilarious courtship between a hypochondriac and a shrew depicted in The Proposal. Putting a "slice of life" on stage, Chekhov's dramatic art evokes the painful loneliness of the human condition, yet unfailingly highlights the pretensions and absurdities that make us laugh — at ourselves.

"Chekhov, speaking simply and never otherwise than as an artist and a humane man, shows us in fullness and plenitude the mystery of our lives." Eudora Welty

Chekhov's plays are both widely read as literature and constantly performed, giving them unsurpassed ubiquity. Gathered here — in a superb new translation by one of the best, and best-known, contemporary translators — are Chekhov's four masterpieces: The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard.

 

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