Written by: Anton Chekhov, in a new version by Christopher Hampton
Produced by: Sonia Friedman Productions & others
| Arkadina | KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS |
| Trigorin | PETER SARSGAARD |
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Konstantin |
MACKENZIE CROOK |
| Sorin | PETER WIGHT |
| Dorn | ART MALIK |
| Nina | CAREY MULLIGAN |
| Medvedenko | PETER QUIGLEY |
| Maid | MARY ROSE |
| Yakov | CHRISTOPHER PATRICK NOLAN |
| Masha | ZOE KAZAN |
| Director | IAN RICKSON |
| Scenic & Costume Designer | HILDEGARD BECHTLER |
| Lighting Designer | PETER MUMFORD |
| Sound Designer | IAN DICKINSON |
| Composer | STEPHEN WARBECK |
Kristin Scott Thomas, who will make her Broadway debut, won the 2007 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Arkadina. She received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in The English Patient, and has also been seen in memorable roles in such films as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gosford Park, Random Hearts, Life as a House, The Horse Whisperer and Angels and Insects, among many others. Recent films include The Other Boleyn Girl, The Walker and the upcoming I've Loved You So Long, Easy Virtue and Confessions of a Shopaholic.
Peter Sarsgaard will make his Broadway debut as Trigorin. An award-winning stage and film actor, Sarsgaard made his screen debut in Dead Man Walking, going on to acclaimed roles in Kinsey, Shattered Glass (National Society of Film Critics Award), Garden State and Boys Don't Cry among others. He trained at Actor's Studio and appeared Off-Broadway in Signature Theatre's productions of Burn This and Laura Dennis and Drama Dept.'s Kingdom of Earth. His recent films include Rendition, The Dying Gaul, Jarhead, The Skeleton Key, Flightplan, Year of the Dog and the upcoming In the Electric Mist, Orphan, Elegy, An Education and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh.
Mackenzie Crook, who will repeat his Royal Court Theatre role of Konstantin, shot to fame with his iconic performance as Gareth Keenan in the original UK version of "The Office." His film performances include the comic role of Ragetti in the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, as well as The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino, The Brothers Grimm and Finding Neverland. He will be seen in the upcoming films, Abraham's Point, Solomon Kane, City of Ember and the TV series, "Little Dorrit".
Zoe Kazan, who joins the cast as Masha, made her Broadway debut last season in Come Back, Little Sheba, and appeared Off-Broadway in Things We Want, Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and 100 Saints You Should Know. Her film credits include The Savages, Fracture, In The Valley of Elah and August and the upcoming Revolutionary Road, Me and Orson Welles and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee.
Art Malik, who will reprise his Royal Court Theatre role of Dorn, has appeared in the West End in Art, Indian Ink, on tour in Heroes, with the RSC in Othello, The Government Inspector and Romeo and Juliet for the Old Vic, and The Comedians at Leicester, among his many other theatre credits. His numerous film appearances include roles in City of Joy, True Lies, The Living Daylights and A Passage to India. Selected TV includes "The Jewel in the Crown," "The Far Pavilions," "Colour Blind," "Messiah," "Messiah 2," and "Holby City".
Carey Mulligan, who will return to the role of Nina, which she played at the Royal Court Theatre, starred in the film version of Pride and Prejudice, opposite Keira Knightley and Judi Dench, and the BBC adaptation of "Bleak House," as well as "Dr. Who," "Waking the Dead" and "The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard". She can be seen in the current film, When Did You Last See Your Father? and the upcoming An Education, Brothers and Public Enemies.