Sirály / Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: The Seagull
University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest
A performance of the senior year acting class
Zsótér-direction first time in the Katlan… as well as a talented graduating class!
“I’m writing a play not without a certain enjoyment, although I’m offending terribly against the conventions of the stage. It’s a comedy, with three female roles, six males, four acts, landscape (a view of a lake), much talk about literature, little action, and five poods of love…” "I finished a play yesterday, it's called like a bird: 'The Seagull'.” (Parts of letters, October-November, 1895
The young, beginner Treplev writes differently and directs differently from what is accepted. He goes against the old forms, offends the theatre routine represented by his mum and opposes the successful writer, Trigorin. He demands a place for himself, aims at exclusiveness, he is unfair. He is not aware of the potential sufferings of the successful ones. He doesn’t even need to be. Rebellion is his vocation. If he’s talented enough, strong enough, and if he learns to work – then, what? Will he also become successful? Experienced? Happy? No comforting answer is received.
Nina wants to become an actress. She doesn’t want to play anyhow else than it’s accepted. She doesn’t know anything about acting but goes for the glamour and the fame. She demands a place for herself. She is strong enough, she learns to suffer, she learns to work. She becomes an actress. Experienced? Successful? Happy? No comforting answer is received.
Director: Sándor Zsótér
Set designer: Mária Ambrus
Translator – script editor: Júlia Ungár
Director assistant: Zsófi Ari
A performance of the senior year acting class
Zsótér-direction first time in the Katlan… as well as a talented graduating class!
“I’m writing a play not without a certain enjoyment, although I’m offending terribly against the conventions of the stage. It’s a comedy, with three female roles, six males, four acts, landscape (a view of a lake), much talk about literature, little action, and five poods of love…” "I finished a play yesterday, it's called like a bird: 'The Seagull'.” (Parts of letters, October-November, 1895
The young, beginner Treplev writes differently and directs differently from what is accepted. He goes against the old forms, offends the theatre routine represented by his mum and opposes the successful writer, Trigorin. He demands a place for himself, aims at exclusiveness, he is unfair. He is not aware of the potential sufferings of the successful ones. He doesn’t even need to be. Rebellion is his vocation. If he’s talented enough, strong enough, and if he learns to work – then, what? Will he also become successful? Experienced? Happy? No comforting answer is received.
Nina wants to become an actress. She doesn’t want to play anyhow else than it’s accepted. She doesn’t know anything about acting but goes for the glamour and the fame. She demands a place for herself. She is strong enough, she learns to suffer, she learns to work. She becomes an actress. Experienced? Successful? Happy? No comforting answer is received.
Director: Sándor Zsótér
Set designer: Mária Ambrus
Translator – script editor: Júlia Ungár
Director assistant: Zsófi Ari