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Dukakis, Fuller, Robins, Zorich Set for TRTC’s Chekhov Cycle

Laila Robins
Laila Robins

Olympia Dukakis, Penny Fuller, Laila Robins, and Louis Zorich will be among the artists participating in the Two River Theatre Company’s The Chekhov Cycle, a five-day festival of staged readings celebrating the life and work of the famed Russian playwright.

Robins will play Varya in The Cherry Orchard (February 22), Masha in The Three Sisters (February 23), Masha in The Seagull (February 24), and Yelena in Uncle Vanya (February 25). In addition to Robins and Fuller, the casts of these shows will include Christina Zorich, George Bartenieff, Daniel Pearce, David Bishins, Richard Rella, Anne Letscher, and Dave Rosenberg. On February 26, Dukakis and Zorich will star in Dear Writer, Dear Actress: The Love Letters of Anton Chekhov to Olga Knipper.

Tickets to all events are $25 each, with the exception of the Uncle Vanya reading, which is a benefit for the company. Those tickets are $125, and include a post-performance reception. For information, call 732-345-1400 or visit www.trtc.org.