Meanwhile, her son Konstantin struggles to define himself as a writer and declare his love for Nina, who dreams of the stage and of Trigorin. Royal Shakespeare Company founder Peter Hall commissioned the translation for the 1997 season at London's Old Vic. Although his influence is felt in virtually all of the work done in contemporary theater, local audiences have seen few of the original landmark stagings created by British director Peter Brook. Skokie's Northlight Theatre has announced its upcoming season plans. Conceived and produced to heighten awareness and recognition for the work of women playwrights and directors, the series has over the years introduced works by Claudia Allen, Lisa Dillman, Rebecca Gilman and Kristine Thatcher.
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While all were well-received, he is best remembered for the darkly comic 1961 novel Catch 22. It became an American classic, selling more than 10 million copies in the United States and was later translated into many languages and turned into a 1970 film by Mike Nichols. And it did little to mitigate the disaster it was meant to explain. A withering look at the South during Reconstruction. A vivid debate on capital punishment.