The Three Sisters

Created by and Starring Taavo Smith and Ben Stuber, with Micha Frayne.

"The perfect mix... to bring the dark subtlety of Checkhov's piece into its absurd and broken proper light. Absolutely beautiful in conception and performance, with... an overall precision I haven't seen in a while." - Eric, Moving On

Early last year in Chicago, after only three short weeks of composition and rehearsal, OCM presented an adaptation of Chekhov's The Three Sisters. Eleven characters and nearly all the coherent dialogue were gone—and the two performers, men, were incapable by birth and number of embodying the women of the title—but much to their surprise, somehow, it worked. Despite being cut from four acts to fifteen minutes and being presented in a style that couldn't have been further from Chekhov's imagination, the masterpiece was still alive.

Now we present for your amusement the premiere of a new, one-act re-adaptation, once again testing the resilience of The Three Sisters. Our two male performers are still alone, and Masha remains an impossibility, but Chekhov's words are now joined by those of Shakespeare, Beckett, Sacher-Masoch, Sophocles, Genet, Camus, and Hitler. The result is a loving, thoughtful butchery, honest in our opinion to Chekhov's darkest intention. And, yes, there will be cake.

• Friday August 15th, 10:30pm. Pay what you can.
• Saturday August 16th, 8:30pm. $12, $10 students/seniors.
• Sunday August 17th, 7:00pm. Three-for-one special.
• Tuesday August 19th 5:30pm. $5 + the roll of a die.
• Wednesday August 20th, 10:30pm. $12, $10 students/seniors.
• Friday August 22nd, 5:30pm. $12, $10 students/seniors.

Part of the Boulder Fringe, at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. And, of course, buying tickets in advance is strongly recommended.

Please note: Ticket pre-sales aren't available on Friday the 15th and Sunday the 17th. We'll be doing this the old-fashioned way, so please be ready to line up.

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