A note on Corona safety
Although our production will welcome fewer than 200 people each night, we nevertheless want to keep everyone as safe and comfortable as possible.
With that in mind, we highly recommend that everyone get a negative COVID test prior to arrival, regardless of vaccination status.
We will have ample hand sanitizer available, and you are very welcome to wear a mask.
CTC, in collaboration with BIBLIOTEKET, presents five short works by Anton Chekhov: The Witch, The Lottery Ticket, The Looking Glass, Goat or Scoundrel, and The Dangers of Tobacco.
Chekhov’s Dreamers
Stories by Anton Chekhov
Directed and adapted by Kate Barker-Froyland
16 — 21 November 2021
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About the show
A blend of comedy, tragedy and mystery, these five stories are connected by characters dreaming of different lives while living their real ones.
Adapted for the stage and presented together for the first time, Chekhov’s Dreamers presents a unique opportunity for viewers to explore Chekhov’s short stories in a contemporary way. The show weaves together original adaptations of Chekhov’s short stories as well as narrations of stories and a one-act play.
Join us as we encounter dreams of different kinds: supernatural powers in The Witch, hope in The Lottery Ticket, desperation and tragedy in The Looking Glass, fear and comedy in The Dangers of Tobacco, and the surreal in Goat or Scoundrel. Along the way you’ll meet a gambler with a wild imagination, women seeking independence, jealous husbands, and even a mirror that peers into the future.
Chekhov’s Dreamers weaves together the stories of characters with one thing in common - the desire to dream.
Performance dates & times
16 – 19 November: 7:30pm
20 November: 1:00pm and 7:30pm
21 November: 1:00pm
Run time is two hours, including intermission.
Drinks will be available for purchase in the foyer.
All performances will be presented in English.
Proudly presented by an all-female cast
Aleksandra Blok
Anabela Veloso
Charlotte Duus
Gina Mobilia
Jianing Ye
Julia Jessen Lima
Kate Pemberton
Nynne Holmen
Sinem Özçakmak
Sophie Larsen
About the Director
Kate Barker-Froyland is a writer and director whose films have played at numerous film festivals. Her first feature film, SONG ONE, (starring Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn, and Mary Steenburgen and produced by Marc Platt and Jonathan Demme) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival before being released domestically and internationally.
A graduate of the University of Chicago, Kate spent several years studying and living in Paris. She earned her MFA degree in directing from Columbia University’s School of the Arts, where she was awarded the James Bridges Development Award for excellence in working with actors.
Cast & Crew
Cast
Goat or Scoundrel
Aleksandra Blok - Narrator
Charlotte Duus - Man
Jianing Ye - Sophia
The Witch
Julia Jessen Lima - Raïssa
Gina Mobilia - Savély
Sinem Özçakmak - Postman
Anabela Veloso - Driver
The Lottery Ticket
Nynne Holmen - Anya
Kate Pemberton - Masha
The Dangers of Tobacco
Charlotte Duus - Ivan
The Looking Glass
Sophie Larsen - Nellie
Sinem Özçakmak - Doctor
Anabela Veloso - Driver & Cook
Jianing Ye - Narrator
Crew
Kate Barker-Froyland - Director
Ente Breed - Director's Assistant, Team Lead Props
Ellen Paulig - Director's Assistant
Anant Atul Visaria - Production Manager
Maria Belén Loiza - Lighting Team Lead, Choreography
Renzo Ferron - Lighting Design
Glen Legind Jonassen - Sound Design
Robert Borg - Sound Design
Sandy Palmer - Costumes, Set & Props
Rachel Kador - Graphics
Sarah Dixon - Publicity Team Lead
Alexander Bastian Nielsen - Publicity, Stage Management
Anabela Veloso - Publicity
Andrew Johnson - Publicity
Cagatay Tutar - Photography
Laura Ioana - Team Lead Set, Photography
Alexandra Drosini - Set & Props, Technical Operations
Amelia Kovach - Set & Props, Stage Management
Seraina Nett - Set & Props
Sofia Bediaga Osthoff - Set & Props, Stage Management
Arin Laycook - Stage Management