Title, Premiere and Location
A CALIFORNIA SEAGULL, premiered April 12 - May 21 1995, Santa Monica Place Mall
Performed at Santa Monica Place shopping mall
Written By
Adapted by Alison Carey from Anton Checkov as translated by Maria Ashot
Synopsis
This adaptation of Chekhov was set on a contemporary California vineyard. Critic’s Choice Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Reader & Backstage West.
-- Alison Carey's adaptation of Chekhov set on a contemporary California vineyard.
Staff
Director - Bill Rauch
Costume Designer - Dori Quan
Lighting Designer - Geoff Korf
Set Designer - Lynn Jeffries
Sound Designer - Benajah Cobb
Movement Consultant - Medha Yodh
Producer - Jan Mabry
Producer - Leslie Tamaibuchi
Production Manager - Geoff Korf
Stage Manager - Lynn Jeffries
House Management Associate - Andelo Simeone
Sound and Light Board Operator - Michael Harris
Production Assistant - Alex Stanton
Set Painters - Tamadhur Al-Aqeel, Carl Flanagan, Ismael Kanater, Jan Mabry
Cast
| Simon Mursale, a claims adjuster |
Christopher Liam Moore |
| Maddy Sherman, daughter of the vineyard manager |
Zilah |
| Peter Drosser, owner of the vineyard |
Shishir Kurup |
| Pauletta Sherman, Maddy's mother |
Lisa Richards |
| Eugene Dart, a local doctor |
Benajah Cobb |
| Cameron Trembell, Peter's grandnephew |
Christopher Liam Moore |
| Nina Farr, a local girl |
Zilah |
| Will Sherman, the vineyard manager, Pauletta's husband |
Benajah Cobb |
| Irene Arkwright, an actress, Cameron's mother and Peter's niece |
Lisa Richards |
| Taper Trinnaman, a filmmaker |
Shishir Kurup |
| Understudy for Maddy/Nina |
Tamadhur Al-Aqeel |
| Understudy for Simon/Cameron |
David Barrera |
| Understudy for Peter/Eugene/Willy/Taper |
Doug Kaback |
| Understudy for Pauletta/Irene |
Kathleen Coyne |
Comments by cast, crew, and other participants.
Subsequent Performances or Productions
Performances: 1995 - Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, CA; The Keck Theater, Occidental College, Eagle Rock, CA; 1996 - Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; Contemporary Carmel Theatre Festival, Carmel, CA; American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA.
Special Notes
Articles, Reviews, and other Links
Critic's Choice Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Reader & Backstage West.
Articles, Reviews, and Other Links:
LA Times Article:
http://articles.latimes.com/1995-04-28/entertainment/ca-59781_1_anton-chekhov
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