Аннотация: A Chekhov Week (the radio play "Three Ministers") on Kosti-NF. A humorous story.
A Chekhov Week (the radio play "Three Ministers") on Kosti-NF. A humorous story.
Mr. Wintertund gathered the employees of the Kosti-NF radio station in the conference room.
- How will we spend Chekhov's week? International Chekhov Week was held in Badenweiler...
Silence reigned in the conference room.
- I have some ideas. Let's discuss them, - Mr. Wintertund continued.
The employees looked at him with interest.
- We need something humorous, relevant. The queues at the borders make a depressing impression, - the radio boss continued. - But - at the same time - something light, funny, satirical, ridiculing the collective West.
- Yes, yes, something the relevant one! - shouts were heard from the conference room.
- I have some suggestions. I will speak, and you will listen... The name of the performance is "Three Ministers". We immediately "throw a bridge" to Chekhov's "Three Sisters" (play).
- This is good! A good idea! - employees rustled.
- Then comes the satire. The Government of the Morcovia takes a patient from an insane asylum and appoints him Minister of Foreign Affairs. This person goes to discussion clubs, listens to radio programs, invites referents, remembers the statements and phrases he hears. After months of preparation, he exclaims, "To New York! To New York!" This brings the audience back to the exclamation: "To Moscow! To Moscow!"
- This is good! - there was a whisper in the conference room. - This is according to Chekhov!
- The minister, at last, flies to New York and speaks at the High Level Meeting there. There are many leaders of the collective West. The minister expresses the thoughts, one after another, he heard in discussion clubs and on radio broadcasts. Foreign participants of the High Meeting hear a something familiar. They try to understand the meaning of what was said...
There was laughter in the hall...
- If you are laughing, then let's hope that our radio listeners will laugh too.
- Great project! Great idea! - the opinion of those present was expressed. - Nobody can cancel Chekhov. The influence of Russian culture!
- And why "Three ministers"? - someone asked.
- It's theater of the absurd. But such approach is connected with the Chekhov tradition, - Mr. Wintertund explained.
- It's actual, relevant! It's funny! Absurd is presented! We approve!!!
- I am instructing the radio theater department to take patronage over this project, and the accounting department to finance the preparation of the script, of the work of the production director and of the artists who will be involved in the performance.
The hall responded with applause.
- If there are no objections, and you express your approval, then our meeting was carried out with benefit. Keep working at your working places.
Mr. Wintertund went to his office-room. "Who will remind them of Chekhov? Everyone is staring at their smartphones... It's time for a tea cup of Diplomatic Ceylonian."
September 26, 2022 01:51
Translation from Russian into English: September 26, 2022 03:09.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Чеховская неделя (радиоспектакль "Три министра") на Кости-NF. Юмористический рассказ'.