Overview
This contemporary adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters explores our endless desire for meaning in an uncertain world. The play confronts what it means to be in love: with each other, with ourselves, and the people we choose to spend our lives with.
In the aftermath of their father's passing, Three Sisters follows the four Prozorov siblings: Irina, Masha, Olga, and Andrei as they long to escape the uninhabitable present they’ve somehow managed to find themselves in, while idolizing an increasingly distant past and trying against all odds to maintain hope for a better tomorrow.
Weary of their small-town surroundings, the Prozorovs dream of returning to the home they left eleven long years ago. But ground down by disappointment, debt, and the oppressive ordinariness of their daily lives, they’re unsure if they’ll ever be able to get there.
It highlights the tension between the bright future we all long for, and the harsh realities of our current and radically changing world. It forces us to question what it was our parents tried to build for us and whether we want to inherit it.
Talkbacks and Chats
Postshow Talkbacks
Remain in your seat after the show for a curated chat with The Howland Company.
- Thursday, November 3 After the show
- Thursday, November 10 After the show
Preshow Artist Chat
Come to the matinee early to enjoy an in-depth discussion with director Paolo Santalucia. Admission is included in ticket purchase.
- Saturday, November 5 12:30 pm
- Saturday, November 12 12:30 pm
Show Trailer
Production Photography
Cast
Creative Team
Educational Partnership
This co-production with The Howland Company and Hart House Theatre is part of a new educational partnership that had Company members taking on leadership roles with students throughout the academic year.
Various experiential learning opportunities included:
- 8 Volunteer Assistants to Professionals
- 20 Production Volunteers
- 4 Volunteers were allotted the opportunity to shadow the Lighting Designer
- Student Head of Wardrobe with a Professional Mentor
Through this educational partnership, members of the Howland Company participated in a variety of events and programming activities throughout our 20222023 season including:
- Dramaturgical support to the 2022 Hart House U of T Playwriting Competition Winner
- Dramaturgical support to a 2023 Hart House U of T Drama Festival submission
- Judge for the 2023 Hart House U of T Playwriting Competition
- Panelist for the 2023 Theatre School is Over. Now What? The Actors Edition event
Hart House Theatre is delighted to be engaging U of T students and alumni in Three Sisters and honouring our mandate of enhancing the student experience through learning opportunities in the rehearsal hall and backstage, assisting professional creatives and crewing performances; all of which has been foundational to the theatre since its inception.
Doug Floyd, Director of Theatre and Performance Art, Hart House Theatre
Getting Here
Parking and Drop Off:
- Due to ongoing construction as part of the U of T Landmark project, there is no parking in the immediate vicinity.
- It is recommended that if you are arriving by car/Uber/Taxi you are picked up and dropped off in the 18 Queens Park Crescent West Loading Dock, where there is roundabout access.
- An alternative drop off is the Hoskin Avenue/Tower Road intersection.
- Please note – there is no roundabout for vehicles on Tower Road.
- Both drop off locations have ramp access to the elevator on the first floor of Hart House which leads down to the Theatre by hitting the (T) button.
- Hart House Circle from the Wellesley St underpass is closed to vehicles.
- The closest parking to the Theatre is a 6-minute walk away.
- Please visit the Parking Services website for more information about parking on the U of T campus.
- For posted interruptions to TTC service, please visit their website here >>.
- The closest subway stop is Museum Station.
We encourage you to plan ahead and give yourself extra time if you are thinking of driving or parking.
More information is available through our Visitor Info page.
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