I TAKE YOUR HAND IN MINE - A PLAY ABOUT ANTON CHEKHOV LOVE STORY - JUNE 7TH
Schedule
Sun, 07 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
University of Ottawa, Academic Hall | Ottawa, ON
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RegArts Productions Presents"I Take Your Hand in Mine…"
A Play Inspired by the Love Letters of Anton Chekhov and Olga Knipper
📅 Multiple dates and times
🎭 Written by: Carol Rocamora
🎬 Directed by: Dmitry Zhukovsky
CAST
Anton Chekhov — Richard Sheridan Willis
Olga Knipper — Rena Polley
Running time: 90 minutes (no intermission)
About the Play
I Take Your Hand in Mine… traces the passionate relationship between playwright Anton Chekhov and actress Olga Knipper.
The play is inspired by more than 400 letters exchanged between the world-famous writer and the star of the Moscow Art Theatre, documenting their six-year relationship.
During much of that time, circumstance kept them apart. Chekhov lived in Yalta in the south for medical reasons, while Knipper remained in Moscow for the theatre season.
Playwright Carol Rocamora weaves these letters into a story of love, longing, and separation, revealing insights into Chekhov’s creative process and the world of theatre.
Chekhov died at the age of 44 from tuberculosis. Olga Knipper lived until 1959, reaching the age of 90. She never remarried.
A Note from the Director
Although based on Chekhov’s letters, I Take Your Hand in Mine… is not a play by Chekhov, but a play about Chekhov.
In staging the production, the goal was to remain faithful to Chekhov’s poetics, where the most meaningful moments often occur between the words rather than in them.
📍 Location
Academic Hall
University of Ottawa
K1N 1A2
🎟 Tickets
https://events.regarts.ca/events/regarts/2074881
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Where is it happening?
University of Ottawa, Academic Hall, 505 Cumberland St, Ottawa, ON K1N 7K2, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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