Red Theater presents
The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov
directed and adapted by Ian Maryfield
Design by Max Kleiner
The Edge Off Broadway
1133 W. Catalpa Ave
February 14 - March 15, 2026
Mondays & Thursdays - Saturdays @ 7:30P, Sundays @ 3P
Previews February 11 - 13 @ 7:30P
Chekhov’s classic story of love, ambition, family, and art gets a brand new adaption featuring a cast of Chicago’s sharpest storefront actors.
Tickets are on sale now! General admission tickets are $30. As part of Red’s mission to make theater by putting people first, a limited number of $10 access tickets are available for students, artists, or anyone on a tight budget. Purchasing a ticket at our $50 pay-it-forward tier helps us sustain Red’s accessibility efforts. Use code ACCESS at checkout for $10 tickets.
Mondays are Industry Nights! Email boxoffice@redtheater.org for $15 industry code.
Cast
Understudies
Jack Hradecky | TREPLYOV (U/s)
Ethan Smith | MEDVEDENKO / YAKOV (U/s)
Jacqui Touchet | MASHA (U/s)
Pricilla Torres | NINA (U/s)
Bobby Bowman | TRIGORIN (U/s)
Chuck Munro | SHAMRAEV (U/s)
Marisa Macella | ARKADINA / POLINA (U/s)
Andrew Pond | DORN / SORIN (U/s)
Production Team
Ian Maryfield | Director
Mary T. Cahoon | Assistant Director
Tessa Huber | Stage Manager
Victoria Nassif | Intimacy Designer
Maggie McGlenn | Costume Designer
Brenden Marble | Lighting Designer
Kate Schnetzer | Sound Designer
Suzanne Barnes | Props Designer
Hunter Cole | Scenic Designer
Jonathan Hannau | Composer
Faith Decker | Photographer
Mia Irwin | Charge Artist
Skyler Simpson | Poster Artist
Becca Holloway | Casting Director
Clare Brennan | co-Artistic Director
Wyatt Kent | co-Artistic Director
Meet the Director
Ian Maryfield (he/him) is an actor in Chicago and is grateful to be making his directorial debut with Red. Some Chicago credits: Translations (Writers Theatre); A Lie of the Mind (Raven Theatre); The Lord of the Rings Musical - US Premiere & New Zealand Tour, SS: Romeo & Juliet, SS: Comedy of Errors (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); All Quiet on the Western Front (Red Tape Theatre); Photograph 51 u/s, The Originalist u/s (Court Theatre); Hamlet, Indoor Cats (Red Theater); Recipe for Disaster (Windy City Playhouse); The Nutcracker (The House Theatre). Regional credits: As You Like It (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks). Commercial credits: Illinois Lottery, State Farm, Wisconsin Lottery, Guinness, Legendary Whitetails, and Avocados From Mexico. Television credits: Chicago Fire (NBC). Ian holds a BFA with a minor in Directing from Oklahoma City University.