Chekhovs At Home

PLEASE GOD, NO WEDDING OR SHOOTING AT THE END! Chekhov strives to write The Seagull, while characters from it, his own life, and Hamlet swim in his head.
ANTON, HIMSELF: Writing a love story after The Seagull flops, Chekhov darts between passion, family, and disaster.
MASHA, TOO: Irrepressibly seized by love, Chekhov's sister wrestles with whether to leave her brother's exciting life to marry.

“Please God, No Wedding or Shooting at the End has Chekhov and Masha on stage while he writes The Seagull under the influence of Hamlet … Sunde imagines Chekhov returning from a production of <Hamlet> which he must now review (except that a new play forms in his mind. Surrounded by Shakspeare's characters plus creations of his own, Chekhov turns <Hamlet> into <The Seagull>. She also weaves Chekhov's own life into his creative process, as his friend Levitan's suicide attempts and seagull shooting as well as Lika's abandonment provide fodder for his new play. Emboldened, Trigorin even takes over and writes part of the play in which he appears.” This hilarious yet also touching tour de force…ought always to accompany Chekhov's play.” Plays International