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Adapt or Die: Plays New and Used
Edited by Jason Sherman:
The murder of a wealthy landowner leads to the
arrest of his eldest son. A grieving widow matches
wits with her late husband’s aggressive creditor.
Family loyalties are severely tested over the
fate of a beloved summer home. Factory workers
kill a hated boss and connive to hide the killer.
These four plays by celebrated Canadian dramatist
Jason Sherman bring works by three Russian masters
kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
The Brothers Karamazov captures the spirit, scope and
dark humour of the Dostoevsky novel. Gorky’s
unknown gem Enemies and Chekhov’s bright farce
The Bear are given vibrant, contemporary language.
Joining these three adaptations is an entirely
new play, After the Orchard, inspired by Chekhov’s
last play and placed in contemporary Ontario
cottage country. No matter the setting, however,
Russian never sounded so good.
Includes:
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV
from the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Constance
Garnett translation)
THE BEAR
a new version of the vaudeville by Anton Chekhov
ENEMIES
an adaptation of the play by Maxim Gorky
AFTER THE ORCHARD
a new play inspired by Anton Chekhov's The Cherry
Orchard
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