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.