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Bear, The

The Bear, a one-act comic play or "vaudeville", was an instant hit when it premiered in Moscow in 1888.

  • Short Play
  • Comedy

  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre
Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts

When Yelena Popova, a reclusive young widow in mourning for her late husband, receives a visit from the irascible Smirnov demanding payment of her husband's debts, things take a surprisingly romantic turn...

The Bear
, a one-act comic play or "vaudeville", was an instant hit when it premiered in Moscow in 1888. This translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine is published in the collection Chekhov: Shorts.

Premiere Production: Original version: 1888.
  • Casting: 2M, 1F
  • Casting Attributes: Room for Extras

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Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts

When Yelena Popova, a reclusive young widow in mourning for her late husband, receives a visit from the irascible Smirnov demanding payment of her husband's debts, things take a surprisingly romantic turn...

The Bear
, a one-act comic play or "vaudeville", was an instant hit when it premiered in Moscow in 1888. This translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine is published in the collection Chekhov: Shorts.

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