"If at first the barebones elements of this production and the playing space it inhabits begin to overpower the tale, it doesn’t take long for the Homeric nature of Nick Salamone’s script and the brilliance of Jon Lawrence Rivera’s direction, exceptional ensemble cast, and design team make the Davidson/Valentini feel as though THREE could be playing at the Ahmanson—which I hope someday it actually will." Ticket Holders LA
A world premiere Playwrights' Arena and Los Angeles LGBT Center co-production of THREE by Nick Salamone
THREE is a queer meditation on Chekhov’s THREE SISTERS which explores the themes of longing, love and the meaning of life. THREE offers a snapshot of the Prozorov family and their loved ones on four different days in four different eras in a fictional army base town in the far north of the upper Midwest.
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"THREE utilizes an intentionally diverse cast to reframe Chekhov’s existing ideas about change and longing for the past to poignant effect, directly addressing themes of racism, prejudice, and gender fluidity." Stage Raw
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"I daresay this beautifully acted and staged revival should make believers even out of those playgoers who avoid Chekhov as a tiresome purveyor of ineffectual people wallowing in ineffectual lives." Stage and Cinema
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"THREE is an imaginative tour de force whose particular vision is to take a torrid character study that ordinarily requires truly exceptional actors to pull off, and invite Americans to consider its significance in an intelligent and freshly illuminating staging." People's World
- Starring: Robert Almodovar, Eric B. Anthony, Hayden Bishop, Alberto Isaac, Emily Kuroda, James Liebman, Tracey A. Leigh, Rebecca Metz, Rachel Sorsa, and Clay Storseth
- Scenic/Prop/Projection Designs: Lily Bartenstein
- Lighting Design: Matt Richter
- Costume Design: Mylette Nora
- Sound Design: Jesse Mandapat
- Dramaturg: Desiree Fernandez
- Casting Director: Raul Staggs
- Stage Manager: Letitia Chang
- Photographer: Zev Rose Woolley
