Act I

Three Sisters is a naturalistic play about the decay of the privileged class in Russia and the search for meaning in the modern world. It describes the lives and aspirations of the Prozorov family, the three sisters (Olga, Masha, and Irina) and their brother Andrei. They are a family dissatisfied and frustrated with their present existence. The sisters are refined and cultured young women who grew up in urban Moscow; however for the past eleven years they have been living in a small provincial town. Moscow is a major symbolic element: the sisters are always dreaming of it and constantly express their desire to return. They identify Moscow with their happiness, and thus to them it represents the perfect life. However as the play develops Moscow never materializes and they all see their dreams recede further and further. Meaning never presents itself and they are forced to seek it out for themselves. (Summary by Wikipedia) The Three Sisters Cast: ANDREY SERGEYEVITCH PROSOROV - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5656"> Joe Spy</a> NATALIA IVANOVA (NATASHA), his fiancée, later his wife - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4174">Availle</a> OLGA - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a> MASHA - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536">Arielle Lipshaw</a> IRINA - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5269">Elizabeth Barr</a> FEODOR ILITCH KULIGIN, high school teacher, married to MASHA - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492"> mb </a> ALEXANDER IGNATEYEVITCH VERSHININ, lieutenant-colonel in charge of a battery - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3699"> Bruce Pirie</a> NICOLAI LVOVITCH TUZENBACH, baron, lieutenant in the army - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5719"> John Fricker </a> VASSILI VASSILEVITCH SOLENI, captain - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/26"> Denny Sayers</a> IVAN ROMANOVITCH CHEBUTIKIN, army doctor - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4705"> Algy Pug</a> ALEXEY PETROVITCH FEDOTIK, sub-lieutenant - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5676">Raken</a> VLADIMIR CARLOVITCH RODE, sub-lieutenant - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a> FERAPONT, door-keeper at local council offices, an old man - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2911">David Lawrence</a> ANFISA, nurse - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5103"> Ana</a> Narrator/Stage Directions - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4800"> Mary Herndon Bell </a> Audio edited by Arielle Lipshaw

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Three Sisters is a naturalistic play about the decay of the privileged class in Russia and the search for meaning in the modern world. It describes the lives and aspirations of the Prozorov family, the three sisters (Olga, Masha, and Irina) and their brother Andrei. They are a family dissatisfied and frustrated with their present existence. The sisters are refined and cultured young women who grew up in urban Moscow; however for the past eleven years they have been living in a small provincial town. Moscow is a major symbolic element: the sisters are always dreaming of it and constantly express their desire to return. They identify Moscow with their happiness, and thus to them it represents the perfect life. However as the play develops Moscow never materializes and they all see their dreams recede further and further. Meaning never presents itself and they are forced to seek it out for themselves. (Summary by Wikipedia)The Three Sisters Cast:ANDREY SERGEYEVITCH PROSOROV - Joe SpyNATALIA IVANOVA (NATASHA), his fiancée, later his wife - AvailleOLGA - Elizabeth KlettMASHA - Arielle LipshawIRINA - Elizabeth BarrFEODOR ILITCH KULIGIN, high school teacher, married to MASHA - mb ALEXANDER IGNATEYEVITCH VERSHININ, lieutenant-colonel in charge of a battery - Bruce PirieNICOLAI LVOVITCH TUZENBACH, baron, lieutenant in the army - John Fricker VASSILI VASSILEVITCH SOLENI, captain - Denny SayersIVAN ROMANOVITCH CHEBUTIKIN, army doctor - Algy PugALEXEY PETROVITCH FEDOTIK, sub-lieutenant - RakenVLADIMIR CARLOVITCH RODE, sub-lieutenant - Elizabeth KlettFERAPONT, door-keeper at local council offices, an old man - David LawrenceANFISA, nurse - AnaNarrator/Stage Directions - Mary Herndon Bell Audio edited by Arielle Lipshaw

Three Sisters is a naturalistic play about the decay of the privileged class in Russia and the search for meaning in the modern world. It describes the lives and aspirations of the Prozorov family, the three sisters (Olga, Masha, and Irina) and their brother Andrei. They are a family dissatisfied and frustrated with their present existence. The sisters are refined and cultured young women who grew up in urban Moscow; however for the past eleven years they have been living in a small provincial town. Moscow is a major symbolic element: the sisters are always dreaming of it and constantly express their desire to return. They identify Moscow with their happiness, and thus to them it represents the perfect life. However as the play develops Moscow never materializes and they all see their dreams recede further and further. Meaning never presents itself and they are forced to seek it out for themselves. (Summary by Wikipedia) The Three Sisters Cast: ANDREY SERGEYEVITCH PROSOROV - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5656" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Joe Spy</a> NATALIA IVANOVA (NATASHA), his fiancée, later his wife - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4174" rel="noopener noreferrer">Availle</a> OLGA - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Klett</a> MASHA - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arielle Lipshaw</a> IRINA - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5269" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Barr</a> FEODOR ILITCH KULIGIN, high school teacher, married to MASHA - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492" rel="noopener noreferrer"> mb </a> ALEXANDER IGNATEYEVITCH VERSHININ, lieutenant-colonel in charge of a battery - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3699" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Bruce Pirie</a> NICOLAI LVOVITCH TUZENBACH, baron, lieutenant in the army - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5719" rel="noopener noreferrer"> John Fricker </a> VASSILI VASSILEVITCH SOLENI, captain - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/26" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Denny Sayers</a> IVAN ROMANOVITCH CHEBUTIKIN, army doctor - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4705" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Algy Pug</a> ALEXEY PETROVITCH FEDOTIK, sub-lieutenant - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5676" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raken</a> VLADIMIR CARLOVITCH RODE, sub-lieutenant - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Klett</a> FERAPONT, door-keeper at local council offices, an old man - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2911" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Lawrence</a> ANFISA, nurse - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5103" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Ana</a> Narrator/Stage Directions - <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4800" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Mary Herndon Bell </a> Audio edited by Arielle Lipshaw

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