MEETING WITH CHEKHOV
a documentary with Libby Appel
Official Selection, Ashland Independent Film Festival www.ashlandfilm.org Written/Directed by JP Allen
Narrated by Janis DeLucia Allen
Music by John Dole
A sixteen year old girl reads THE CHERRY ORCHARD, a play by Anton Chekhov, and her world
is changed forever. This documentary examines acclaimed theatre director Libby Appel's lifelong love
of Chekhov and her effort, over fifty years after reading the play, to bring this great writer's final masterpiece to life. Includes interviews with members of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
