Michael Chekhov Lecture

Michael Chekhov, whose career is celebrated each year in Connecticut’s Ridgefield Michael Chekhov Theatre Festival, would have been 130 years old this August, 2021. From 1939 to 1942, the Chekhov Theatre Studio was located in Ridgefield, where future Academy Award, Tony, and Emmy-winning actors finished their dramatic training and began their professional careers. After World War II, these were joined by dozens of other award-winning and internationally famous actors trained in California – names such as Yul Brynner, Beatrice Straight, Gary Cooper, Marilyn Monroe, Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, and Anthony Quinn. Dr. Lenka Pichlíková Burke, professional actress, professor, and expert in Chekhov dramatic method, will present an illustrated lecture focusing on Chekhov’s work in the U.S. She will share many interesting facets of his dramatic community, along with charming anecdotes and personal stories from a moment when Ridgefield was one of the most important centers of United States theatre history. Please register below to obtain the Zoom webinar link.

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