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'Three Sisters' rises above Civil War update

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From: The Gazette
Date: 20030404
Author:THE GAZETTE; MARK ARNEST

The characters in Anton Chekhov's "The Three Sisters" never get what they want - not happiness, not a meaningful life, not even a lousy cup of coffee.

Chekhov's deeply human themes and sometimes appallingly lifelike characters come through clearly in the Denver Center's beautifully acted new production.

It's more than enough to survive an ill-advised shift of time and venue from turn-of-the-century Russia to Civil Warera Petersburg, Va.

The play explores the lives of three young women living in the provinces and longing for the sophistication of the big city.

Chekhov said his later plays were ...

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