Fish Story
The epilogue to Brace Up!, Fish Story takes the form of danced documentary about theater life, in which a Geinin theater troupe performs the fourth act of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters.
Media & Ephemera
Dailies
From 2010 to around 2020, the Dailies was an online video series begun by the Group’s resident filmmaker at the time Zbigniew Bzymek. Most of Dailies videos follow his relationship to the company and its work, offering glimpses into our rehearsals and archives, as well as short films, interviews, and other behind-the-scenes materials. Dailies videos in the “from the archives” series were curated by the Group’s archivist Clay Hapaz. View more of the project here.
Production History
- Willem Dafoe
- Roy Faudree
- Ari Fliakos
- Jack Frank
- Christopher Kondek
- Karen Lashinsky
- Beatrice Roth
- Dave Shelley
- Peyton Smith
- Kate Valk
- Jeff Webster
- Anfisa: Josephine Buscemi
- Kulygin: Roy Faudree
- Natasha: Anna Köhler
- Masha: Karen Lashinsky
- Ferapont: Elion Sacker
- Chebutykin: Paul Schmidt
- Olga: Peyton Smith
- Vershinin: Ron Vawter
- Tusenbach: Jeff Webster
- Director: Elizabeth LeCompte
- Video: Christopher Kondek
- Sound: James "J.J." Johnson, John Collins
- Designer: Jim Clayburgh
- Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
- Choreography & Costumes: The Wooster Group
- Stage Manager: Clay Hapaz
- Production Manager & Master Electrician: Georg Bugiel
- Technical Director: Jim Findlay
- Master Rigger: Ruud van den Akker
- Dance Consultant: Jo Andres
- Assistant Video: Philip Bussmann
- Additional Music: John Lurie, The Roches
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With
- Willem Dafoe
- Roy Faudree
- Ari Fliakos
- Jack Frank
- Christopher Kondek
- Karen Lashinsky
- Beatrice Roth
- Dave Shelley
- Peyton Smith
- Kate Valk
- Jeff Webster
On Video- Anfisa: Josephine Buscemi
- Kulygin: Roy Faudree
- Natasha: Anna Köhler
- Masha: Karen Lashinsky
- Ferapont: Elion Sacker
- Chebutykin: Paul Schmidt
- Olga: Peyton Smith
- Vershinin: Ron Vawter
- Tusenbach: Jeff Webster
Production- Director: Elizabeth LeCompte
- Video: Christopher Kondek
- Sound: James "J.J." Johnson, John Collins
- Designer: Jim Clayburgh
- Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
- Choreography & Costumes: The Wooster Group
- Stage Manager: Clay Hapaz
- Production Manager & Master Electrician: Georg Bugiel
- Technical Director: Jim Findlay
- Master Rigger: Ruud van den Akker
- Dance Consultant: Jo Andres
- Assistant Video: Philip Bussmann
- Additional Music: John Lurie, The Roches
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With
- Willem Dafoe
- Roy Faudree
- Ari Fliakos
- Anni Iobst
- Christopher Kondek
- Karen Lashinsky
- Beatrice Roth
- Dave Shelley
- Peyton Smith
- Kate Valk
On Film- Natasha: Anna Köhler
- Ferapont: Elion Sacker
- Vershinin: Ron Vawter
- Tusenbach: Jeff Webster
Production- Director: Elizabeth LeCompte
- Video: Christopher Kondek
- Sound: James "J.J." Johnson, John Collins
- Designer: Jim Clayburgh
- Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
- Choreography & Costumes: The Wooster Group
- Stage Manager: Clay Hapaz
- Production Manager & Master Electrician: Georg Bugiel
- Technical Director: Jim Findlay
- Master Rigger: Ruud van den Akker
- Dance Consultant: Jo Andres
- Assistant Video: Philip Bussmann
- Additional Music: John Lurie, The Roches
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With
- Roy Faudree
- Cynthia Hedstrom
- Christopher Kondek
- Karen Lashinsky
- Scott Renderer
- Beatrice Roth
- Dave Shelley
- Peyton Smith
- Kate Valk
- Jeff Webster
On FilmProduction- Director: Elizabeth LeCompte
- Video: Christopher Kondek
- Sound: James "J.J." Johnson, John Collins
- Designer: Jim Clayburgh
- Technical Director: Eric Dyer
- Lighting: Jennifer Tipton, Clay Shirky
- Production Manager: Clay Shirky
- Rigger: Ruud van den Akker
- Choreography: The Wooster Group
- Dramaturg: Marianne Weems
- Dance Consultant: Jo Andres
- Additional Music: John Lurie
- Assistant to the Director: Clay Hapaz
- Special Help With Costumes: Ellen McCartney
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With
- Roy Faudree
- Jack Frank
- Christopher Kondek
- Karen Lashinsky
- Scott Renderer
- Beatrice Roth
- Dave Shelley
- Peyton Smith
- Kate Valk
- Jeff Webster
On FilmProduction- Director: Elizabeth LeCompte
- Video: Christopher Kondek
- Sound: James "J.J." Johnson, John Collins
- Designer: Jim Clayburgh
- Lighting: Clay Shirky, Jennifer Tipton
- Technical Director: Eric Dyer
- Dramaturg: Marianne Weems
- Dance Consultant: Jo Andres
- Additional Music: John Lurie
- Assistant Director: Clay Hapaz
- Special Help With Costumes: Ellen McCartney
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WithOn FilmProduction
- Director: Elizabeth LeCompte
- Assistant Director: Marianne Weems
- Video: Christopher Kondek
- Sound: James "J.J." Johnson
- Designer: Jim Clayburgh
- Light/Production Manager: Clay Shirky
- Master Electrician: Eric Dyer
- Additional Music: John Lurie
- Assistant Director: Clay Hapaz
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Additional Credits
Conceived and composed by The Wooster Group under the direction of Elizabeth LeCompte.
Text: Act IV of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters, as translated by Paul Schmidt,
and excerpts from Geinin, a documentary film.
Additional music: “Tarantella” by Evan Lurie from Selling Water by the Side of the River, courtesy of Island Records; and “The Hanging” by John Lurie, as performed by the Lounge Lizards, from Voice of Chunk.
Co-production: The Wooster Group (New York), Hebbel-theater (Berlin), the Mickery (Amsterdam), Theater am Turm (Frankfurt), Kaaitheater (Brussels), and Wiener Festwochen (Vienna), Théâtre Gérard Philipe, Kaaitheater (Brussels), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), the Wexner Center for the Visual Arts (Columbus) and On the Boards (Seattle), with associate producers the Aarhus Festival (Aarhus) and Kulturhuset (Stockholm). European Executive Producer: Hugo De Greef.
Special thanks to Elizabeth Jenyon and Ellen McCartney.