The Seagull

Trigorin, a writer is trying to express to Nina, a young actress, the torture it really is being a writer. He is torn between feeling exhilerated in her presence and wanting her to not suffer the same life by taking up acting as a career.

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People & Blogs

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• Actor
• Monologue
• Russian
• Chekhov

[katharsis1st]

I think it's a little bit too sad for this character and a little bit too static...I see him more dreamer...but...anyway good job!

[shaktim]

i did a take in a cave in INdia... i hope you check it out. I will upload it soon. it is Seagull take 3. thanks so much for your ideas.

[vincenzoattingenti]

I'm sorry , but I don't see the writer, I just saw an actor pushing to express some emotions, which are too general. I dindn't see the creative fever of an artist fighiting with is own tool: the writing... In his training he didn't explore enough what does mean "being a writer": He is playng a concept , but there is no dramatic action, just an effort for dramatic feelings... But there is no feeling if there is no life and living

[chriskardos]

The sadness was just fine. I'd have added a little more fury to it. You're not an actor, right?

[Sei1863]

i like your characterization from that perspective. I always felt that Trigorin was sadly amused in this scene, touched by Nina's enthusiam and innocence rather that annoyed by it. As though he's been insatiable for so long it doesn't grind at him so much, and her niavete he finds endearing because she doesn't understand.

But I'm doing Nina in a play right now and perhaps I'm just too wrapped up in her charcter so I listen to you as she would. I always though he was more bitter than suffering

[Pacif1c]

nice!

[glueed]

me to it was grt you should make a cd albume i will buy it for sure

[lolaknows]

That was beautiful.