Production History

 
SEAGULL, OSF, 2012 Photo Credit: Jenny Graham

SEAGULL, OSF, 2012
Photo Credit: Jenny Graham

  • “ Who knew Chekhov could be so sexy? ”
    — San Francisco Chronicle
    • “ Libby has captured the roiling emotions of Chekhov’s major plays in language that is both muscular and elegant, both spare and utterly profound. These are translations built by a theatre-maker for theatre-makers. Actors and directors especially will see them for the gift that they are. ”
      — Joe Haj, Artistic Director, The Guthrie Theatre
    • “ You have done a gorgeous job, Libby! ”
      — Cal MacLean, Producing Artistic Director, Clarence Brown Theatre
    • “ I was immediately struck by the boldness of her choices with the language—it is passionate, earthy, and desperate. ”
      — Jasson Minadakis, Artistic Director, Marin Theatre Company
“ Appel's translations of Chekhov's masterworks are fresh,insightful, and sit easily in the mouth of the American actor. ”
— Ray Dooley, Acting Program Director, UNC-Chapel Hill
  • “ Well, something has deepened every day and counting; the way the text feels so comfortable in the mouth as you understand your character more and more... ”
    — Karla Boos, Artistic Director, Quantum Theatre

    • Ivanov

    • 2022, Lit Moon World (International Co. via Zoom)

    • 2016, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

    Seagull

    • 2024, Leonard Lake Reserve (Mendocino County, CA)

    • 2021, University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)

    • 2018, Pellissippi State (Knoxville, TN)

    • 2017, Island Shakespeare Festival (Langley, WA)

    • 2015, Southern Oregon University (Ashland, OR)

    • 2015, College of Marin (Kentfield, CA)

    • 2012, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, OR)

    • 2011, Marin Theatre Company (Mill Valley, CA)

    • 2009, University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)


    Uncle Vanya

    • 2024, Lit Moon World (Bialystok, Poland)

    • 2024, Lit Moon World (Santa Barbara, CA)

    • 2023, Lit Moon World, Yerevan Theatre Festival (Yerevan, Armenia)

    • 2023, Lit Moon World (Santa Barbara, CA)

    • 2020, Lit Moon World (International Co. via Zoom)

    • 2017, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

    • 2015, Chalk Repertory Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)

    • 2015, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

    • 2010, Off Square Theatre Company (Jackson, WY)

    • 2010,  National Theatre Conservatory (Denver, CO)

    Three Sisters

    • 2023, University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)

    • 2021, Lit Moon World, (International Co. via Zoom)

    • 2020, New York Classical Theatre (New York, NY via Zoom)

    • 2018, Moorpark College (Moorpark, CA)

    • 2018, ACT Acting Conservtory (San Francisco, CA)

    • 2018, Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME)

    • 2018, University of San Diego/Old Globe (San Diego, CA)

    • 2018,  American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) (Los Angeles, CA)

    • 2017, Clarence Brown Theatre (Knoxville, TN)

    • 2017, Mad Cow Theatre (Orlando, FL)

    • 2016, PlayMakers Repertory Company, (North Carolina)

    • 2013, University of Michigan, (Ann Arbor, MI)

    • 2012, Southern Oregon University(Ashland, OR)

    • 2011, Florida Gulf State University (Fort Meyers, FL) 

    The Cherry Orchard

    • 2023, Montgomery High School Theatre Company (Santa Rosa, CA)

    • 2022, Quantum Theatre, (Pittsburgh, PA)

    • 2022, Southern Oregon University (Ashland, OR)

    • 2020, Pepperdine University (Los Angeles, CA)

    • 2018, University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)

    • 2016, Vassar College (New York)

    • 2015, UC Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

    • 2015, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

    • 2007, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, OR)

    • 2007, Atlantic Acting School/NYU (New York, NY)

    • 2007, North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND)