The Three Sisters Resources

Chekhov wrote 201 short stories. Nothing like a good, not-quite-round number. Plus, many scholars think that his stories are better than his plays. Don't believe us? Read them all at this site.

Scroll around for links to biographies, quotes, and full texts—basically everything you wanted to know about Mr. C and more.

Classical Theater of Harlem and Harlem Stage did a mostly African-American production of Three Sisters in 2009. The New York Times reviews it here.

This film adaptation features Joan Plowright as Masha and Laurence Olivier as Chebutykin.

An excerpt from a 1970 Russian film adaptation.

A really interesting Russian montage of quotes, photos, and film clips giving a picture of Chekhov's life.

Writers from the event magazine Time Out New York give a humorous primer on Chekhov's themes.

BBC radio aired lots of Chekhov-related pieces to celebrate his 150th birthday, as of January 2010.

Listen to samples of the Peter Eotvos opera Three Sisters.

Chekhov and his wife, the actress Olga Knipper. No, Chekhov didn't name the oldest sister after her—in fact, they met when she played Masha in a production of Three Sisters.

A number of good photos of Chekhov—some with his signature—are on this site. Not a bad-lookin' dude!

Some photos from a 2008 production at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Photos from a crazy German production using masks. Yeah, and you thought Russian drama couldn't get any weirder.