Jeon Mi-do to return to the stage in 'The Seagull' after 'The Man Who Lives in the King's Name'.. 15-year comeback [Official]

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Actress Jeon Mi-do is set to take the stage in the play 'The Seagull'.

On the 28th, Man Theater Troupe announced that it has partnered with NHN Link (hereinafter NHN Link), a company that has evolved into a comprehensive cultural content enterprise, to stage Anton Chekhov's 'The Seagull' for the first time in 15 years.

Scheduled to run from August 9 to 31 at Ticket Link 1975 Theater, the play 'The Seagull' is a work by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Through characters such as Treplev, who loses his way at the boundary between art and life, Nina, who wavers between love and desire, and the people surrounding them, the play raises questions about the meaning of life, art, and love. When Man Theater Troupe staged 'The Seagull' in 2011, it drew enthusiastic responses from both audiences and critics with its experimental stage that removed all first-floor seating, bold direction, and overwhelming casting.

Ahead of the troupe's 20th anniversary, 'The Seagull' returns to the stage after 15 years. It is also drawing attention as Jeon Mi-do's first stage return in eight years, following her rise to a 'million-viewer actress' with the recent film 'The Man Who Lives in the King's Name', and as her first time portraying 'Nina' in 15 years. Furthermore, core actors of Man Theater Troupe, who have long worked together, are coming together to deliver a high-quality ensemble, expected to demonstrate the value and reason for existence of 'actor-centered theater'.

'The Seagull' is a masterpiece that poignantly and tragically portrays the sadness, love, hope, and frustration of its characters against the backdrop of a rural estate. Characters in the work, such as 'Treplev', who dreams of new art but is not recognized, and 'Nina', who dreamed of a brilliant future but fell into becoming a third-rate actress, struggle intensely between their own ambitions and harsh realities. The intense wandering and loneliness they experience perfectly align with the isolation, anxiety, and severe generational conflicts faced by modern people in today's fiercely competitive world. Even amidst the pain where the desired dream itself becomes a punishment, the figures who silently endure life are portraits of us today, who have collapsed before an uncertain future. The question Chekhov posed 130 years ago through the lives of his characters, "How shall we live, nevertheless?", will become the most powerful landmark for modern people passing through an era of disconnection and self-reliance, prompting them to reconsider the essential meaning of 'life, love, and art'.

Actor Im Cheol-soo will play the young artist 'Treplev', who longs for novelty. Jeon Mi-do will once again portray 'Nina', a woman declining amidst the harsh collision of ideals and reality. Woo Hyun-ju and Yang So-min are double-cast in the role of 'Arkadina', a famous actress and Treplev's mother. Lee Dong-ha has been cast as 'Trigorin', a weak writer with fame and talent who is constantly shaken. Lee Dae-yeon has confirmed his appearance in the role of 'Sorin'.

Lee Jung-yeol and Park Ho-san will jointly play 'Dorn', a doctor in his middle age who remains charming. Actress Hwang Young-hee will take the stage as Polina, the wife of Shamraev, and Kang Jin-hwi has been cast as 'Shamraev', the estate manager of Sorin's estate and a retired army lieutenant. Lee Eun will appear as 'Masha', who loves Treplev and suffers. Kwon Gyeon-min will take the stage as 'Medvedenko', a teacher who courts Masha, to deliver a powerful performance.

This production of 'The Seagull' adds a new dimension under the direction of Kim Jeong. Having won the 54th Dong-A Theater Awards and the 9th Doosan Yeongang Arts Awards, director Kim Jeong is recognized as a next-generation director in the Korean theater scene, known for his work of reinterpreting classics and contemplating contemporary anxieties on stage. He stated, "I was able to see Chekhov again during a time when I was extremely exhausted, and all the characters in the work seemed like me. Lives that seemed insignificant, exhausted lives, and desires that had aged appeared anew, and I felt the joy of discovering the subtle threads of emotion intertwined within them." He added, "'The Seagull' is a story about artists and those around them, but I believe it should expand to become a story for all of us who, after passing through our youth filled with dreams, give up, despair, and hold onto faded dreams to go on living. Although we are staging this on a large stage, we are considering various devices to narrow the distance with the audience, so please look forward to it."

Meanwhile, ticket sales for the play 'The Seagull' are scheduled to open in June and will be available for booking through Ticket Link.

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