Dear Chekhov

A table set outside in beautiful fall weather. A turkey roasting in the oven. Everything seems set for a festive family dinner – except that the playwright wants to rewrite his play. In Dear Chekhov, renowned playwright Michel Tremblay (re)examines an old unfinished script, a tribute to the legendary author of The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull. Will the play stand up in performance? The question obsesses the narrator, Tremblay’s alter ego Jean-Marc. And then there is Benoît, the author-bro...