Mckenzie Connell News Today

Russian writer Anton Chekov is widely considered a father of the modern short story and modern drama, known for his numerous short stories and several major plays — and he is about to get introduced to the Lynchburg area through James River Theatre Company’s production of “The Seagull.” Chekov has been performed around the world, but skimming through the Lynchburg area’s theater history, Alex Mitchell, a teacher of history, literature and humanities and recent director ...