Mint Theater Company will present a program of short plays adapted from stories by two of the world’s greatest authors, Anton Chekhov and Leo Tolstoy.
These dramatic adaptations come from one of Mint’s favorite playwrights, Miles Malleson. Mint introduced theatergoers to Malleson with the acclaimed, New York Times Critic’s Pick productions of Conflict and Yours Unfaithfully.
Chekhov’s “An Artist’s Story” tells the story of Nicov, a painter who encounters two very different women on a visit to the country. The flirtatious Genya flatters the artist with questions about miracles and the eternal, while her pragmatic sister Lidia ridicules the artist, questioning the necessity of landscapes in a world where people are poor and hungry. Together, they bring him to a new understanding of himself.
Tolstoy’s “What Men Live By” tells the story of a Russian peasant couple whose lives intersect with a mysterious stranger whose odd ways and brilliant smile bring them to a new understanding as well. “What Men Live By” reflects Tolstoy’s dedication to living out a Christian pacifism based on personal conscience.
Chekhov’s “An Artist’s Story” tells the story of Nicov, a painter who encounters two very different women on a visit to the country. Tolstoy’s “What Men Live By” tells the story of a Russian peasant couple whose lives intersect with a mysterious stranger whose odd ways and brilliant smile bring them to a new understanding as well.
Mint Theater Company has announced the world premiere of a programme of short plays at Theatre Row, based on two texts by Anton Chekhov and Leo Tolstoy, respectively. Titled Chekhov/Tolstoy: Love Stories, the plays have been adapted for the production by Miles Malleson. Chekhov/Tolstoy: Love Stories will begin previews on January 23, ahead of an official opening on February 10, and will run through March 14, 2020.
