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Chekhov's shorts
In 1999-2001, Theatre Smith-Gilmour's Chekhov's Shorts played to sold-out audiences, with rave reviews at the Factory Theatre in Toronto. Based on a selection of short stories by Anton Chekhov and adapted by Dean Gilmour and Michele Smith with the company, this first installment of the Chekhov Cycle also toured successfully to Vancouver, Edmonton, Hong Kong, Dartmouth and Montreal. The show has won three Dora Mavor Moore Awards: Outstanding Actor, Outstanding Director, and Outstanding Production.
What the critics said about Chekhov's Shorts:
"****! A perfect gem! 24 karat charmer...a marvel" - Toronto Star
"Astonishing...one of the best shows of the year" - NOW Magazine
"****! Comic magic!" - Globe & Mail
"A theatrical voyage to remember!" - Toronto Sun
"True to the gentle and ruthless Chekhov!" - National Post
Chekhov longs...
In The RavineIn 2002, Theatre Smith-Gilmour produced their second installment of the series, Chekhov longs...In The Ravine, at the Factory Theatre in Toronto. Based on a Chekhov novella, In the Ravine tells the darker story of a turn-of-the-century Russian family, through the company's unique physical perfomance style and comic mastery.
What critics said about Chekhov longs:
"****! Theatre Smilth-Gilmour works its magic a second time around" - Globe & Mail
"An ensemble from acting heaven...one of the best plays of the season" - Classical 96.3FM
"NNNN" - NOW Magazine
Dr. Chekhov: Ward
6Ward 6 is one of Chekhov's most powerful and desperate stories, an embodiment of his Russia. In 1890, Chekhov made the journey to the Island of Sakalin in Siberia. The horrendous human suffering he witnessed there had a profound effect on him. Ward 6 is Chekhov's fictional reaction to those events. Dr. Chekhov: Ward 6 tells the story of an insane asylum in a decrepit hospital in an unnamed Russian town, with inmates who are wiser than their wardens, and doctors who question the meaning of their work.
What critics said about Dr. Chekhov: Ward 6:
"****! Wondrously good" - Toronto Star
"Dazzling... The production soars" - Toronto Sun
"****! Powerful" - eye Weekly
"Nothing short of brilliant" - Classical 96FM
"Swift, graceful and imaginative" - National Post
Dr. Chekhov: Ward 6 was presented at the Factory Theatre in Toronto in February/March 2004. The production was directed by Dean Gilmour and Michele Smith, starring Dean Gilmour, Paul Fauteux (Theatre Passe Muraille's Box Head and The Kabbalistic Psychoanalysis of Adam R. Tzaddick and CanStage's Tillsonburg Dora nomination), Ann-Marie Kerr (Chekhov longsIn the Ravine, Splice on the Fringe circuit, Cymbeline and Love's Labour's Lost with Shakespeare in the Rough) and Michele Smith.
The award-winning design team included Victoria Wallace (Set and Costume Design) and Kimberly Purtell (Lighting Design). Stage Management by J.P. Robichaud.
