Hartford Stage

Running time: 1 hour, 15 minutes with no intermission
Recommended ages: 14 and up

Read Chekhov's The Man in a Case and About Love

In Chekhov's brilliant tale of humor and despair, a pair of hunters talk late into the night. They share stories: one of an officious, anti-social man and his involvement with an aggressively extroverted woman. The second, a tale of moral ambiguity in which the protagonist forgoes his love for a married woman. Though seemingly different, both are tales of fear trumping the pursuit of life's most promising possibilities. Drawing from material as varied as surveillance footage, folk dance, instructional hunting videos, and interviews with the cast, MAN IN A CASE creates a bridge between our time and that of these two 19th-century anti-love stories.  Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar, the team behind the internationally acclaimed Big Dance Theater, bring their signature style--fusing theater, dance, music and video--to this world premiere adaptation.

Mikhail Baryshnikov with Jess Barbagallo, Tymberly Canale, Chris Giarmo, and Aaron Mattocks.

Man in a Case is produced by Baryshnikov Productions in association with ArKtype/Thomas O. Kriegsmann.