3 Sisters, Four Women | SoHo Shakespeare Company

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By Laura Michele Erle

& Samantha Haviland

Directed by

Kanika Asavari Vaish

A Reimagining of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters

WORLD PREMIERE

October 20 - November 4

Preview Oct. 19

The Flea Theater, 20 Thomas Street, Manhattan NY

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Inner lives and secret loves ...

SoHo Shakespeare Company is proud to present the World Premiere of Three Sisters, Four Women by Laura Michele Erle and Samantha Haviland.

Irina Prozorova doesn’t want to get married; she wants to move to Moscow. But that isn’t possible, as sisters Olga and Masha are quick to remind her. When Natasha – a new sister-in-law with radical ideas – enters the scene, the three sisters’ world is turned upside down. Things are finally changing for the better...or so they hope.

Three Sisters, Four Women is a reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s classic, exploring the inner lives and secret loves of its four heroines as family and personal politics threaten to drive them apart. A timeless story of resilience, self-discovery, and sisterhood, this world premiere play examines what it means to be a woman in a man’s world.

Directed by Kanika Asavari Vaish; Assistant Director Calla Nelles-Sager; Executive Producer & Production Manager Alex Pepperman; Producers Laura Yumi Snell & Abbas Seyed.

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The cast includes Laura Michele Erle, Samantha Haviland, Jordan Mosley, Karina Simmons; understudies: Asha Devi, Eli Wassertzug, Marcus Xavier Stewart, Umberina Rao.

The production team includes Ahmad Maher (Associate Producer), Yui Kitamura (Sound Design and Original Score Composer), Kevin Anderson (Master Carpenter), Sara Decker (Costume Design), Eden Mullins (Production Stage Manager), Laura Yumi Snell (Intimacy Director), Katherine Wright (Dramaturgy), Keith Anderson (Graphic Design), Alex Pepperman (Production Manager, 2nd Carpenter).

Produced by SoHo Shakespeare Company, 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization

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By Laura Michele Erle & Samantha Haviland

Directed by Kanika Asavari Vaish

Presented by SoHo Shakespeare Company

October 20 — November 4

Preview October 19

Show runs 2 hours, with a 15 minute intermission

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The Cast

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By Laura Michele Erle & Samantha Haviland

Directed by Kanika Asavari Vaish

Presented by SoHo Shakespeare Company

Jordan Mosley

Olga

Jordan Antonette Mosley is an NYC based Actor and Performer from The suburbs outside of Detroit, Michigan. Excited to be making her SoHo Shakes Debut! She began her Acting Career with Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit and since received her Masters in Fine Arts from The New School for Drama and her Bachelors in Fine Arts from Western Michigan University. Recent Credits include: Bloodshot (SheNYC Arts), AT GOD'S BACK (Sanguine Theatre), SOMEONE ELSE'S BULLET (The Civilians R&D Group), MALIGNANT (29 Hour Workshop), SUNSET BABY (BACC), IN THE BLOOD (BACC), SPELL #7 (NSD), LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT (NSD). Special Thanks to my Family and Friends for their love and support.
IG: @jordanantonette www.jordanantonettemosley.com

Laura Michele Erle

Irina

Laura Michele Erle (she/her) is delighted to join SoHo Shakespeare Company for this world premiere production, returning to the cast after playing Irina in an earlier workshop, directed by Jason O'Connell. Based in Chicago, she also frequently works in NYC and holds a B.F.A. in Acting from Hofstra University. Classical theater credits include: ROMEO AND JULIET (Juliet), Kate Hamill's SENSE & SENSIBILITY (Fanny Dashwood/Lucy Steele), TWELFTH NIGHT (Olivia) and THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Governess). A voiceover artist and singer, you can hear Laura as Vesper Kind in A Theatre in the Dark’s A MATTER OF RED HERRINGS, an audioplay available for download, and as Kasey in the new musical WITH OR WITHOUT YOU, streaming on Spotify.

Karina Simmons

Natasha

Karina Simmons (she/her is incredibly grateful to make her NYC debut with SoHo Shakes. From a very young age, Karina has spent the majority of her free time on stage and is proud to call the theatre her home. An Atlanta native, Karina is a recent graduate of LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). Select credits include: Jeannette Marks in BULL IN A CHINA SHOP, Oya in IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER, Natasha Boyd in WOKE.

Samantha Haviland

Masha

Samantha Haviland (she/her) is a proud actor, playwright, and graduate of Hofstra University with a BFA in Performance. Samantha is thrilled that SoHo Shakespeare Company is home to the world premiere of Haviland & Erle's first play, THREE SISTERS, FOUR WOMEN. As an actor, Samantha was most recently seen as a "Goth-Shakespearean fool" (twi-ny) in spit&vigor's production of BLOOD COUNTESS off-Broadway at the Players Theatre, but classic roles such as Ophelia in HAMLET, Celia in AS YOU LIKE IT, and Medea herself remain close to heart. As a playwright, Samantha and co-playwright Laura have many more twists on well-known stories in the works that they can't wait to share with the world sometime soon! Samantha can be found on Instagram @samdehaviland and online at samanthahaviland.com

Marcus Xavier Stewart

u/s Olga

Marcus’s return to the stage with SoHo Shakes in Three Sisters, Four Women,They are looking forward to joining the cast alongside this incredible company of actors, artists, and generous humans. Marcus extends infinite gratitude to all who made this production possible. Marcus was last seen in SoHo Shakes’s Richard III, and their playonline production of The Tempest as Ariel, alongside the brilliant Jack Wetheral. They also enchanted audiences as Hecate, in The Sisters. Thank you Soho Shakes for this space to do what I love most.

Asha Devi

u/s Irina

Asha Devi is a West-Indian and American actress, writer, and educator based in NYC and represented by A3 Artists. She is a recent graduate of NYU Tisch, where she earned a BFA in Drama, and has also trained at NYFA, The Terry Knickerbocker Studio, and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. As an artist, she is committed to honest and empowering work, and is especially interested in questions concerning ambition, maternity, and self-efficacy. She has been seen most recently as Nalina in the film Rising Lotus, and on stage as Princess Aouda in Around the World in 80 Days. In addition to starring in several short films and one feature film this year, Asha teaches devised theatre to NYC students through her work with the Peoples’ Theatre Project. She will be making her International Debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.

Umberina Rao

u/s Natasha

Born in Kuwait to a Mumbaikar father and Hyderabadi mother,
Umberina Rao's affinity for storytelling stems from when she starred in a play at age five. Upon discovering that acting was her anchor, she enrolled in Trinity College London's drama course, becoming one of the first students in the Middle East to achieve success in the course.

In 2021, Umberina moved to New York City to study at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. The following year, Umberina became a member of AADA’s Company, led by director and dialect coach, Barbara Rubin. Her previous credits include Hippolyta/Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Irina Arkadina in Chekov’s The Seagull. Her recent Off-Broadway credit was Kaycee in Annie Brown’s “Remembering Morgan” which was featured at the Downtown Urban Arts Festival. This is Umberina’s first time with SoHo Shakes and she is thrilled to be a part of this much anticipated production.

Eli Wassertzug

u/s Masha

Eli Wassertzug is an NYC-based actor and singer originally from Northern Virginia with a BA in Drama from Vassar College. They are so excited to make their debut with SoHo Shakespeare, and have also recently worked with Notch Theatre Company, Staten Island Shakespeare Theatre, Milky Way Theatre Company and Pinky Swear Productions; in addition to Vassar, Eli has trained with Hangar Theatre, Powerhouse Theater, Synetic Theater, and Traveling Players Ensemble.
Eli aims to create inclusive, collaborative, and spectacular theater that challenges entrenched systems of power, especially gender. Eliwassertzug.com

The Production Team

Kanika Asavari Vaish

Director

Kanika (any pronouns) is a writer, director, performer, and producer. She is a recent graduate of Columbia University’s Playwriting MFA program, a proud Wellesley College alum, and the co-founder of South Asian theater ensemble Fresh Lime Soda Productions. Her work focuses on hope, community, and transformation, and she believes in using theater as a tool for collective healing. Recent credits include: NINE WAYS TO PLEAD WITH A GOD (Playwright, Columbia University, dir. Liz Peterson) JYOTI'S BRIDGE (Playwright, Columbia University, dir. Phoebe Brooks), LET ME SPEAK (Director, Wellesley College), EIGHT ONE EIGHT TWO (Director, Secret Theatre), and GUARDS AT THE TAJ (Director, SoHo Shakespeare Company). www.kanikavaish.com

Alex Pepperman

Executive Producer & Production Manager

Alex Pepperman (he/him) is the Founding Artistic Director and Executive Producer at SoHo Shakespeare Company. He is a director, actor, producer, teacher, text coach, and is on the faculty at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYC, where he teaches Acting Shakespeare. He holds a Masters in Theatre from Harvard University, where he specialized in Shakespeare studies (David Hammond); a BA in Creative Writing, Acting, and Business Marketing from FDU, Madison; and an AOS from AADA, NYC. He has studied Shakespeare under the tutelage of acclaimed Broadway actor Jack Wetherall, and has worked professionally on the stages of New York, Boston, and Moscow.

Directing credits include: RICHARD III (SoHo Shakespeare Co.), THUNDERSTRUCK (Gene Frankel Theater), COMPLICITY MACHINE (Eden Theatre Co.), BARDCORE: HAMLET (A.R.T. Oberon), MONOGAMOUS ANIMALS (Eden Theater Co.); and has acted professionally on the stages of New York, Boston, and Moscow.

Laura Yumi Snell

Producer

Laura is a Japanese American actress-singer-pianist hailing from LA, and Founding Artistic Producer at SoHo Shakespeare Company. Select Theatre: Avenue Q (tour), Murakami Music (Symphony Space), Oliver! (Signature), The Sisters (SoHo Shakes), New Creation (Dixon Place), After the Storm (Kennedy Center w/ Lea Salonga), The Great Capitulation (Moscow Art Theatre). Film: Carsick, Quarantine Horror Story, Keiko's Hands. Fun Facts: Regionally, she played Marcy Park in ...Spelling Bee three times, loves performing in cabarets, and can be seen on DailyBurn 365 workout videos. Artist-in-Residence at the cell theatre, Founding Artistic Producer of SoHo Shakespeare Company. Masters in Acting from Harvard University / Moscow Art Theatre. www.LauraYumiSnell.com

Abbas Syed

Producer

Director of Development at SoHo Shakespeare Company. Originally from Bangladesh, Abbas Syed immigrated to the United States at a young age and cut his teeth working with computers in Washington DC and New York throughout the 90’s. Rising to prominence as an respected IT engineer has enabled him to venture into an entrepreneurial space by creating a small international real estate development company, Adobe Builders, where he is the current Managing Director and has been responsible for the development of 150 units across ten buildings. His career in IT has also allowed him the opportunity to create Pragma, an IT staff augmentation company. During his early days of living in New York, Abbas became enamored with the vibrant and exciting art scene of downtown Manhattan, and he knew that someday he would find a way to help bolster this special community. It was this passion for and belief in the arts and effective storytelling that led him to his current philanthropic position as the Director of Development for SoHo Shakespeare Company. What better way to contribute to theatre in New York than by investing in the continued proliferation of the master storyteller himself? www.syedamirabbas.org

Ahmad Maher

Associate Producer

Ahmad is an Egyptian born NYC based actor who has performed in a variety of countries including Egypt, Sweden and the United States. Ahmad is a graduate of the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts and was selected to be part of the Academy Company 2021/22. Selected NYC credits include Brian in Good Things Happen (Lenfest Center for the Arts), Louis XVI in Marie Antoinette (AADA Company) & Actor D in INVASION! (Ancram Opera House). Ahmad is incredibly grateful for his family and friends for their continuous support.

Eden Mullins

Production Stage Manager

Eden (she/her) is a nature-obsessed theatre lover from Johnstown, PA who's studying in Columbia University's graduate stage management program. Some of her favorite projects include the musical Cabaret and her friend Greg T. Nanni's plays, Loneliness and LOVE (Among Dreamers). When not in the theatre, you can find her wandering among the trees along the river. Eden is excited to start working with SoHo Shakespeare Company!

Katherine Wright

Dramaturg

Katherine is a Company Associate at SoHo Shakespeare company, as well as an actor, writer, and singer in New York City. She received her MFA from the American Repertory Theater's Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, and her BA in Acting and Dramaturgy from Emerson College. With a love for research, writing, and acting, Katherine has devised and performed in both adaptations and original works throughout the North East with her A.R.T. collaborators. She recently started to write and perform stand up comedy at Broadway Comedy Club, West Side Comedy, and the Comedy Cellar in New York. Member: AEA (She | Her)

Yui Kitamura

Sara Decker

Liv Rigdon

Azra Red

Kevin Anderson

Alex Pepperman

Keith Anderson

Original Score Composer/Musician

Costume Designer

Props Designer

Makeup Designer

Master Carpenter

Second Carpenter

Graphic Designer

Special Thanks

The SoHo Shakespeare Company Board of Directors:

Abbas Syed, Jennifer Fouché, Eunice Sosa, Justin Walker White, Alex Pepperman, Jesse Charles Friedman, Laura Yumi Snell, Rita Pepperman

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