Three Sisters Two
By Reza de Wet
February 2019
The Latvian Society Theater
A dystopian mashup of Chekhov’s iconic characters.
Reza de Wet is one of South Africa’s most celebrated playwrights with over 40 theater and literary awards. In her darkly comic Three Sisters Two, de Wet weaves together a collection of Chekhov’s iconic characters into a single musing on the end of a world. As war closes in around them, and the threat of restitution hangs in the air, a once-privileged family clings determinedly to their fading life.
Creative Team
Brenna Geffers … Director
Kirstie Floyd … Dramaturg
Thom Weaver … Scenic/Lighting Designer
Natalia de la Torre … Costume Designer
Chris Sannino … Sound Designer
Em Arrick … Props Designer
Stephen Peterson … Technical Director
Jamel Baker … Stage Manager
Marissa Brewer … Assistant Stage Manager
Michelle Soto … Production Manager
Kylie Westerbeck … Production Photos
Cast
Jahzeer Terrell … Olga
Andrew Carroll … Masha
Lee Minora … Irena
Maria Konstantinidis … Natasha
Kishia Nixon … Sofia
Amanda Schoonover … Andrey
Ross Beschler … Igor
Colleen Corcoran … Virshinin
James Saracina … Understudy
Emma Johnson … Understudy
Mackenzie Maula … Understudy
About Reza de Wet
Reza de Wet (11 May 1952 – 27 January 2012) was a South African playwright known for her significant contributions to South African theatre.
De Wet was born in Senekal in the Free State of South Africa. She graduated from the University of Cape Town drama school and worked as an actress. She later obtained a master's degree in English literature and lectured in the drama department of Rhodes University in Grahamstown.
Over a span of fifteen years, De Wet wrote twelve plays, five in English and seven in Afrikaans. She won numerous awards for her work, including five Vita Awards, three Fleur du Cap Awards, and one Dalro Award. Her literary accolades include one CNA Prize, one Rapport Prize, and two Hertzog Prizes. Productions of her plays have garnered more than forty theatre awards. Her play Yelena won the Vita Award for Best Script in 1998–1999, and Drie Susters Twee, an Afrikaans adaptation of the Three Sisters, was named Best Production for the same year.
De Wet's play Diepe Grond is a notable work that premiered at the Market Theater in Johannesburg, a venue known for its opposition to apartheid. The play serves as a critique of the moral decay resulting from the country's racist policies. In 2024, a feature film adaptation titled WHITE DEVILS was directed by Gabriel Bologna.
De Wet died from leukaemia at her home on 27 January 2012.