, and it happens to be in the round. So: No curtain. No wings. Pointedly, the benches onstage for Treplev’s family are first set up for a proscenium seating arrangement, then reconfigured for in the round. But there is scenery in Treplev’s play, where his beloved Nina is first raised up from the wooden floor on a circular platform, and then encased in a white lattice cagelike structure that descends from the ceiling.
In truth, there’s often a sense in this play that Treplev rails about the importance of new forms as a way to take revenge on those he sees as artistic sellouts—namely his actress mother, Irina Arkadina , and her lover, the popular writer Boris Trigorin . By contrast, Nina sincerely idolizes both Arkadina and Trigorin. Not that it does her much good.
Generational differences are present in the casting. Smallwood, Neff, and Rodriguez are newer members of the ensemble, and it’s a pleasure to see them in the company of cofounder Jeff Perry and longtime ensemble member Eric Simonson, who plays country doctor Dorn, the one person who genuinely enjoys Treplev’s play.
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