Chekhov one-acts highlight Stanford´s `Many Faces of Farce´
(WorldNews Entertainment)

Farce isn´t easy. Stanford Repertory Theater proves that point with `The Many Faces of Farce.` It opens with three short plays by Anton Chekhov: `The Bear,` `The Proposal` and `The Anniversary.` It concludes after intermission with Vsevolod Meyerhold´s `33 Swoons,` as adapted by nine cast members. In `The Bear,` Lillian Bornstein plays Popova, a young widow. Her self-indulgent mourning is interrupted by Smirnov (Matthew Libby). He says...