![]() ![]() “Three Sisters,” the third of four productions in “Inevitable Evolutions,” Pomona’s theater department season, delivers a powerful portrait of growing up. “They are bluntly sincere and draw us in with their humanity, their confusion, their mistakes and their desire for joy.” Griffith professor of modern languages at Pomona. ![]() “The play is still relevant because its characters and their problems are eternal,” said Larissa Rudova, the Yale B. The 5C production of “Three Sisters,” which opened at Pomona College’s Seaver Theatre on Thursday, demonstrates why Chekhov has continued to captivate audiences for more than a century. “But I’ve found that it’s a modern story.” ![]() “I came into this process really dubious, thinking that Chekhov would be stuck up,” she said. Zalia Maya SC ’24, who plays Olga, the eldest of the three sisters, initially had this reaction herself to the Russian play. “Boring,” “tedious” and “dated” are all adjectives that 5C students in “Three Sisters” have heard classmates apply to Anton Chekhov’s work. “Three Sisters (Ruhl)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. ![]()
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