Theatre: 'Three Sisters' opens spring theatre March 5-8

Please Note: Due to complications from the recent snowstorm, "Three Sisters" will run from March 5 to 8. The originally planned first two shows, on March 3 and 4, have been cancelled.

Willimantic, CT (02/25/2026) — Eastern Connecticut State University's spring 2026 theatre schedule will open March 5-8 in the Delmonte Bernstein Studio Theater with "Three Sisters," a bittersweet tale of family and homesickness based on Anton Chekhov's classic play.

"Three Sisters" by Sarah Ruhl is an adaptation based on a literal translation by Elise Thoron, with Natasha Paramonova and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati, and directed by Rachel Jett.

The play follows three sisters - schoolteacher Olga, unhappily married Masha, and perfectionist Irina - who have relocated from their native Moscow to a provincial Russian town. They dream of a return to their childhood city, where they imagine opportunities to transform their lives, and grapple with the distance between this dream and their reality.

Showings:

March 5 at 5:30 p.m.

March 6 at 7:30 p.m.

March 7 and 8 at 2 p.m.

Tickets:

http://easternct.showare.com/ThreeSisters

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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving upwards of 4,000 students annually on its Willimantic campus. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 68 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal arts foundation grounded in a variety of applied learning opportunities. Ranked among the top 25 public institutions in the North by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-26 Best Colleges ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review 15 years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.

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