Hello Tablers! Join us as we delve into the complex web of Ivanov following the thread of Act I. We discuss a variety of topics including, but certainly not limited to: our initial impressions of the characters, what we know about their pasts from the text, the bewildering fact as a reader that each character has a minimum of 3 names, Russian Jewish history, class relationships, Ivanov's sex life (or lack thereof), thought in Shakespeare vs. thought in Chekhov, Ivanov as an antihero, Russia as the hybrid land between east and west, the difference between active frustration and broken defeat, status, energy, depression, isolation and owls. Also we pronounce Ivanov at least 3 different ways…choose your favorite!
We were also joined by someone next door doing a bit of home improvement…gotta love NYC!
Also check out different haunting owl calls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezaBqCf0hv0
and hold onto your ears for this barn owl scream…