The Three Sisters Resources

Websites

Chekhov Short Stories

Chekhov wrote 201 short stories. Nothing like a good, not-quite-round number. Plus, many scholars think that his stories are better than his plays. Don't believe us? Read them all at this site.

Chekhov Geek-a-thon

Scroll around for links to biographies, quotes, and full texts—basically everything you wanted to know about Mr. C and more.

Three Sisters in Harlem

Classical Theater of Harlem and Harlem Stage did a mostly African-American production of Three Sisters in 2009. The New York Times reviews it here.

Movie or TV Productions

Three Sisters, 1970

This film adaptation features Joan Plowright as Masha and Laurence Olivier as Chebutykin.

Video

Three Sisters

An excerpt from a 1970 Russian film adaptation.

Anton Chekhov: A Slideshow

A really interesting Russian montage of quotes, photos, and film clips giving a picture of Chekhov's life.

Chekhov 101

Writers from the event magazine Time Out New York give a humorous primer on Chekhov's themes.

Audio

Chekhov Mania!

BBC radio aired lots of Chekhov-related pieces to celebrate his 150th birthday, as of January 2010.

Chekhov Opera

Listen to samples of the Peter Eotvos opera Three Sisters.

Images

Chekhov and His Wife

Chekhov and his wife, the actress Olga Knipper. No, Chekhov didn't name the oldest sister after her—in fact, they met when she played Masha in a production of Three Sisters.

The Playwright

A number of good photos of Chekhov—some with his signature—are on this site. Not a bad-lookin' dude!

Production Photos

Some photos from a 2008 production at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Production Photos

Photos from a crazy German production using masks. Yeah, and you thought Russian drama couldn't get any weirder.