A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A resentful clerk dreams of avenging himself on his superiors, but he can only take out his frustrations on a cockroach.
The guests at a memorial service must sneak out for quick sips of vodka because the widow has banned drinking in her house.
A surveyor bound for a remote village becomes convinced that his cab driver is up to no good.
A mother of marriage-age daughters has nothing but disdain for a rough-mannered soldier until she learns that he is single and a gentleman.
A hunter bumps into his wife, whom he has abandoned, and treats her cruelly.
A conductor is pilloried simply for doing his job.
A happy young couple find their idyllic day in the country ruined when unexpected family visitors come to call.
Two bumpkins stand guard over a dead body, waiting for officials to arrive.
A whiny piano tuner is humiliated repeatedly after a hotel porter misplaces his boots.
A young woman’s daydreams of marital bliss turn nightmarish.
A Chekhov Circus 