'Seagull: True Story' to play off Broadway this spring

The new play about a staging of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull will join the spring season at The Public Theater, playing a monthlong run starting in March.

Summary

• Seagull: True Story will play off Broadway at The Public Theater from March 22 to April 26
• The semi-autobiographical political satire is inspired by co-creator Alexander Molochnikov's attempt to stage Chekhov's The Seagull

The Public Theater has added Seagull: True Story to its Off-Broadway spring season, with performances running from March 22 to April 26 only. Opening night is March 30.

Written by Eli Rarey and created and directed by Moscow Art Theatre's Alexander Molochnikov, Seagull: True Story dramatizes Molochnikov’s attempt to stage Anton Chekhov’s classic play The Seagull. The show combines the director's own experience with politically charged satire to explore displacement, censorship, and creative freedom.

The show will feature an ensemble of international artists, with casting to be announced.

Seagull: True Story previously ran to acclaim at NYC's La MaMa and London’s Marylebone Theatre. The Public's staging is produced by MART Foundation.

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Check back for information on Seagull: True Story tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Photo credit: Seagull: True Story. (Photo by Mark Senior)