by Anton Checkov
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

“What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all.”

As a conceit, the play is set in a warehouse.  The walls are murals of picturesque groves of birch trees.  Two large garage doors open to allow forklifts to bring properties and actors in and out of the warehouse from the backs of semi-trailers.