Description

 

Three (very!) Short Stories by Anton Chekhov

 

Produced by SoundPlay.Media

Directed by Taylor Wuthrich & Sara Witsch

Designed by James Ard

 

Three (very!) Short Stories by Anton Chekhov combines some of the playwrights most brilliant short stories, into four evenings of theatre specifically designed for ears. The livestream broadcast features:

Death of a Clerk: A story about a sneeze.

The Huntsman: An accidental, painful, and absurd interaction between an estranged couple.

Sleepy: A vivid narrative, experienced from the perspective of a babysitter, lost between the realms of wakefulness, and dreams.

 

Featuring performances by:

Bill Peters

Elliot Lieberman

Liam Blaney

Rebecca Hodges

Terry Amara Boero

Kirill Lucenko

Regina Leon

Jack Monaghan

Natasha Reuter

 

Tickets for this live broadcast are offered by donate-what-you-can tiers, in hopes to make art that is accessible to a wider range of audiences.

50% will be donated to TBA's Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund, a resource for Bay Area artists who are facing income loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more about it here. 

 

Content Advisory: 

Show contents include domestic abuse, substance abuse, and violence.

SoundPlay.media was founded in 2016 by a collective of artists looking to explore the world of sound specific performance art and theater-focused media. SoundPlay.media is made up of four founding members: Co-Artistic Directors and noise raccoons James Ard and Sara Witsch, Technical Director and tech extraordinaire Tony Gonzalez, and Visual Designer and Lighting guru Sophia Craven. 
SoundPlay.media produces audio-focused live performance, where sound design functions as the primary story-telling device. SoundPlay.media also operates an online venue for experimental short plays, found on BareWireTheatre.com, Spotify, or your preferred podcast app.