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Drama Canadian

Three Sisters

by (author) Bruce McManus

Publisher
J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
Initial publish date
Jan 2011
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897289716
    Publish Date
    Jan 2011
    List Price
    $14.95

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Description

110 years after its Moscow premiere, Bruce McManus weaves a praireie story from the threads of the originalÑfaithful to the tragic comedy of ChekhovÕs characters in an environment often hostile to dreams. He gives us a play about the Canadian prairie experience at a time when the nation and our place in the world were on the brink of great change.

About the author

Bruce McManus plays include, The Chinese Man Said Goodbye, Ordinary Days, Schedules, Calenture, and Selkirk Avenue (nominated for a Governor s General s Award for Drama in 1998). Adaptations for the stage include Three Sisters and A Doll s House produced at Prairie Theatre Exchange in 1998 and A Christmas Carol produced at MTC in 2005.

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Editorial Reviews

ÒUnder Christopher BrauerÕs skilled direction, the A-list local artists mines the complex characters for their full worth, and creates some arresting scenes on stagee: a lonely young woman spinning with a pinwheel in hand, alone on New YearÕs Eve; a manÕs heart silently breaking as he comes face-to-face with betrayal; MashaÕs quiet isolation as she watches the world burn around her.Ó

ÑCBC Radio