Garner, O'Toole, Rasche, et al. Join Cumming, Wiest in CSC's Seagull

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By Brian Scott Lipton • Jan 23, 2008 • New York

Kelli Garner
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Full casting has been announced for Classic Stage Company's revival of Anton Chehkov's classic drama The Seagull, February 20-March 30, with an official opening slated for March 13. The production, which will feature a translation by Paul Schmidt, will be directed by Viacheslav Doglachev.

Joining previously announced stars Dianne Wiest (Irnia Arkadina) and Alan Cumming (Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin) are Kelli Garner (Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya), Ryan O'Nan (Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev), Annette O'Toole (Paulina Andryevna), David Rasche (Yevgeny Sergeyevich Dorn), John Christopher Jones (Pyotr Nikolayevich Sorin), Bill Christ (Ilya Shamrayev), Ryan Homchick (Yakov), Greg Keller (Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko), and Marjan Neshat (Masha).

The creative team will include Santo Loquasto (sets), Suzy Benzinger (costumes), and Brian MacDevitt (lighting).

For more information, visit www.classicstage.org.