Chekhov 101

[Inviting2d9thShadow]

This is a bit trite or perhaps stale and apathetic, more than it should ever be. Chekhov wasn't performed like this; I haven't the need to have been around the 19th century to know that.

[dvdstorli]

Wow, I didn't realize that you had to be a linguist to appreciate literature. I guess you have to be an audio engineer to have a favorite record, a chemist and optical physicist to like movies and you should probably be fluent in Assembly Language to browse the internet.

Piss off!

[wbuchho1]

@dvdstorli "Wow, I didn't realize that I look overwhelmingly stupid by asserting a grand understanding of Chekhov, despite the fact that I've never actually read any of his work."

[dvdstorli]

This is brilliant. People writing the negative comments below are obviously not fans of Chekhov or, at the very least, do not understand his work. Mocking Chekhov is like mocking Morrissey, everyone thinks they can do it but it takes a true fan with a love of the material to spoof properly. Chekhov is my favorite writer and I hear his tone a certain way in my head, but am more often than not very disappointed when I see his plays performed. I would love to see this group direct a Chekhov play

[wbuchho1]

@dvdstorli I'm sure you're an expert Russian linguist, and not some jerk off that owns one volume of badly translated short stories by Chekhov.

There is no point to you.

[YennieChou]

BRAVO!

[CabinCandySFO]

I found this hilarious. It is so dry and "undracted" that it's funny. It fits in well with the "comedy" of Checkov.

[finnandcork]

sto? these people suck. as brendan behan said: critics are like eunuchs because they see so many people doing what they cannot do. also, there are no statues of critics.

[zachman37]

If only this were funny...and not as conventional as a poorly performed high school skit...

[goback3spaces]

Yeah. This ain't working. And these people are theater writers who should know better. I recently found some online ads for an Ingmar Bergman festival done by members of the Royal Dramatic Theater of Stockholm (including Julia Dufvenius, who acted in Bergman's last film SARABAND). Similar minimalist format. but filled with talent, flair and surprise. Whereas these blokes are merely sad.

[uncletibs]

funny guys maybe i will review a play after i spell check-ov

[JaneIsMine]

are you shit-eaters?

[LennieMelvin]

That was good.

[MKDAWUSS]

You forgot the rifle

[anon62626]

haha this is awesome

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

Radchenko is fueling his birds, why do you think he's doing that? Huh? Why? You don't put on a condom unless you're gonna fart!

[prosewing]

Youre all full of trash. you never understand Russian literature unless you Feel it with Your Russian tongue, fuck you you peices of shit you never will understand what he meant

[werty709]

i like it!

[0justBETHANY]

but it was a bitter sweet memory, i should have mentioned. haha.