THREE SISTERS

By Anton Chekhov | Directed by Christopher McElroen

Performances began February 5, 2009 | NYC

Set Design: Troy Hourie, Costume Design: Kimberly Glennon, Lighting Design: Aaron Black

Cast: Sabrina LeBeauf, Amanda Warren, Carmen Gill, Roger Guenveur Smith, Reg E. Cathey, Earle Hyman, Carmen De Lavallade, Billy Eugene Jones, Jonathan Earl Peck, Josh Tyson, Daphne Gaines, Phillip Christian, Jonathan Ramey & Nathan Dame

• “Laughing through tears, scoffing through smiles—there are so many perplexing shades of sensibility in the world of a Chekhov play. In the Classical Theatre of Harlem's current production of Three Sisters, director Christopher McElroen slathers them all (artfully) onto the canvas … McElroen and his cast succeed, nonetheless, in making the central questions of the play—about happiness and suffering, gratification and deferral—seem fresh and important.” - Village Voice

• “If I could, I would shrink this production into something I could fit into my pocket to use as my best defense for those times when I wind up in an argument with someone who thinks the classics should not continue to be staged. I would pull this production out, plop it in front of the naysayer, and let it prove that if thought, passion, energy, humor, and bravery are put into the project, the play should and will continue to have a life.” - NYTheatre.com

• “In the end the real credit for the success of this production has to go to director and CTH co-founder Christopher McElroen, whose interpretive touches are uncannily accurate. McElroen strikes every right note, from intelligent and energetic staging to pacing to coherency of theme, and the result is a truly memorable performance.” - CurtainUp.com