our 20th season

An Anonymous Story by Anton Chekhov

A “new” Chekhov play
adapted by Gary Graves
directed by Søren Oliver (founding artistic director)

A Central Works Method Play developed in collaboration with Dennis Markam, Joel Mullennix, Søren Oliver, Cat Thompson, Gregory Scharpen, Sandra Schlechter, Jordan Winer & Jan Zvaifler   
 
February 20 – March 28
 
Featuring Richard Frederick*, Dennis Markam, Cat Thompson*, Sandra Schlechter & Jordan Winer (*members AEA). Costumes by Tammy Berlin, lights by Gary Graves, sound by Gregory Scharpen, stage management by Louel Señores with production assistance by Regina Evans.

"Graves and Oliver toggle the many themes of this play -- class struggle, reformist political ideals, misogyny, failed relationships, voyeurism -- and wind up with a story that falls neatly into place ... this version is riveting." - Rachel Swan, East Bay Express

"The play's concentrated emotion and action make it urgent and immediately relevant - If you haven't experienced one of Central Works' productions, you should." - Kathryn Abajian, The Piedmont Post

"As a playwright [Chekhov] knew both the risks and the significance of silence on stage, of the pause that articulates truth. All this is there in Central Works engaging adaptation of An Anonymous Story." - Peter Robinson, KALW

"Graves adaptation and the Central Works' staging of Chekhov's tale opt for a truer irony - one of silence, which reveals what's missing - with gentle touches of melancholy and comedy, for a very satisfying performance, superior to most productions of Chekhov's major plays" - Ken Bullock, Berkeley Daily Planet

• Map to the Berkeley City Club
• Read the press release
• Read the Chekov novella
• Read the Central Works script

Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 5pm
Tickets: $25 – $14 sliding scale (at the door) $23 online
Pay what you can 2/19 (preview), 2/25 & 3/4