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CHEKHOV DIRECTED BY GUILLERMO CIENFUEGOS BING THEATRE NOVEMBER 2-5, 2017  \nPRESENTS  \nWILD HONEY  \nBy Michael Frayn  \nadapted from an original play by Anton Chekhov  \nWITH (in alphabetical order)  \nMaria Arvinte Talitha Barkow Evangeline Edwards Blake Fisher Juston Graber Mattie Harris-Lowe Charlie Junkins Nicholas Petroccione Larson Rainier Wells Rhodes Taylor Ryan Rivers Angie Sarkisyan Alexander Walter  \nSCENIC DESIGN  \nZach Blumner  \nCOSTUME DESIGN  \nSonia Mendez  \nLIGHTING DESIGN  \nNicole Eng  \nSOUND DESIGN  \nJacob Magnin  \nSTAGE MANAGER  \nLexi Hettick  \nDIRECTED BY  \nGuillermo Cienfuegos  \nBing Theatre November 2-5, 2017  \nWild Honey is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.  \nCAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)  \nDr. Triletzky  \nLarson Rainier  \nYakov/Peasant  \nAngie Sarkisyan  \nAnna Petrovna  \nEvangeline Edwards  \nPorfiry Semyonovich Glagolyev  \nMaria Arvinte  \nSergey  \nNicholas Petroccine  \nColonel Triletzky  \nJuston Graber  \nSofya  \nMattie Harris-Lowe  \nMarko  \nAlexander Walter  \nMarya Yerfimovna Grekova  \nTalitha Barkow  \nPlatonov  \nWells Rhodes  \nSasha  \nBlake Fisher  \nGerasim Kuzmich Petrin  \nCharlie Junkins  \nOsip  \nTaylor Ryan Rivers  \nTIME Summer of 1881  \nPLACE A provincial village in the southern part of Russia  \nact one – The Voynitzev Family Estate  \nact two – Platonov’s house/classroom  \nThere will be one 10-minute intermission.  \nWARNING Please be advised that this production contains theatrical haze and loud sound effects.  \n\n| PRODUCTION STAFF\u003Cbr>VOCAL/DIALECT COACH Anne Burk | FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER Edgar Landa\u003Cbr>ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Chloe Willey | SOUND ENGINEER Mia Glenn-Schuster STAGE MANAGEMENT MENTOR Scott Faris | SCENIC MENTOR Takeshi Kata | COSTUME DESIGN MENTOR Christina Haatainen-Jones | LIGHTING MENTOR Elizabeth Harper\u003Cbr>SOUND DESIGN MENTOR Philip Allen | FIGHT CAPTAIN Mattie Harris-Lowe\u003Cbr>CREW Kameron Brown, Reese Brucker, Domenica Diaz, Eden Lederer,\u003Cbr>Kaitlin Maxwell, Matthew Mitchell, Anna Rohlf, Riley Rudy, Eitan Senerman, Luke Simon, Milner Sommers, Matthew Wunsch, Jun Yu |\n| --- |\n| SPECIAL THANKS\u003Cbr>UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Chyna Tucker, Scott Faris, Els Collins, Dean Bridel, Stephanie Shroyer, Elspeth Weingarten, Marilyn Fox, The Cast of Rhinoceros at Pacific Resident Theatre |\n\nAssistive listening devices are available in the lobby of the Bing Theatre on a first come, first served basis. We ask patrons to leave a California Driver’s License as a deposit for devices.  \nWILD HONEY  \nDIRECTOR’S NOTE  \nIn 1920, 16 years after the death of the great Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, a manuscript was discovered inside a safe deposit box in a Moscow bank that turned out to be a never before seen play. His very first. Written some time in 1881, while he was still a medical student, Chekhov apparently received harsh and dismissive criticism for his first attempt at playwriting, so he buried it. The original is by all accounts the work of a first timer, albeit a first timer who would go on to become one of the geniuses of dramatic literature.  \nThe cover page was missing, so we’ll never know what he intended for it to be called. It’s been produced under many different titles, such asA Country Scandal and Don Juan in the Russian Manner. But in English translation, it has most often been named after it’s main character, Platonov. Platonov had so much promise. A brilliant intellect, coupled with a burning passion for social justice, made him a much admired and loved young man who was certain to achieve great things. Years later, however, all he has become is the local schoolmaster of a small provincial village. At the center of the play is Platonov’s despair and disappointment in life, which fuels his constant drive for approval and validation—mostly from women. This need destroys his life and the lives of those around him.  \nBy the way, it’s a comedy.  \nThat’s right—a sex farce","cbCaibs2KTPV2vmC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibs2KTPV2vmC","pdf",341824,"English","# Director’s Note\n## Chekhov’s discovered manuscript and original context\n## Platonov’s promise and later role in the village\n## Comedy, farce, and Frayn’s adaptation choices\n## Connections to Chekhov’s later plays\n## Title meaning and summer reunion imagery","[{\"question\":\"What is the origin story of Wild Honey described in the Director’s Note?\",\"answer\":\"A manuscript was found in a Moscow bank safe deposit box in 1920—sixteen years after Chekhov’s death—revealing a never-before-seen play written in 1881. 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