Kennedy Center presents the exclusive North American engagement of the Chekhov International Theatre Festival’s productions of Three Sisters and Twelfth Night, the first the classic from Anton Chekhov, performed in Russian with English surtitles, the second the classic from William Shakespeare. British director Declan Donnellan, who founded the festival in Moscow, directs both productions. Three Sisters runs Tuesday, Oct. 19, and Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m., while Twelfth Night runs Friday, Oct. 22, and Saturday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. Tickets are $22 to $60. Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
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