8099 College Pkwy
Fort Myers
Florida 33919
The FSW Theatre Program presents “The Seagull” in the FSW Black Box Theatre, Bldg. L, Room 119b, on Nov. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 at 8 p.m., and Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4422882.
The Seagull, the first of Anton Chekhov’s four major plays, is set at a country estate, where a group of friends and relations have gathered to see the first performance of an experimental play, by the aspiring young writer, Konstantin. Acting in the play is the young and beautiful object of Konstantin’s affection, Nina. In the audience are Konstantin’s femme fatale mother, a celebrated actress, and her lover, the famous novelist Trigorin. The presence of such luminaries not only disrupts the performance, but ultimately the lives of everyone present. Through its exploration of the romantic and artistic conflicts of its four main characters, the play examines the unquenchable human desire to live an extraordinary life and suggests that the line between greatness and mediocrity is perilously thin.