The Fainting Spells

Three new adaptations of Anton Chekhov’s comedies
April 23 - 26, 2026

Performed at: The Intiman Theatre at the Erickson Theatre
1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122

This show is 21+.

Three classic short comedies by Anton Chekhov get brand-new adaptations by local playwrights. Swan Song, The Proposal, and The Harmful Effects of Tobacco are all reimagined in this theatrical romp! Romance turns ridiculous, lectures go off the rails, and tempers flare faster than you can say “existential dread.” Chekhov’s comedies reflect his deep exploration of humanity, capturing the beauty, heartbreak, and loneliness that people face with deep care and biting humor.

Meet the Playwrights

Keiko Green

adapting The Proposal

Allison Gregory

adapting Swan Song

Wayne Rawley

adapting The Harmful Effects of Tobacco

Announcing soon!

The Cast

Award-winning playwright Allison Gregory’s plays have been produced nationally and internationally by a fusion of professional theatres, cabarets, academic stages, and non-traditional spaces. She has received commissions/grants/development from Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Playwright’s Center, National New Play Network, Northwest Playwrights Alliance, ACT Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and the Skirball-Kenis Foundation. Her plays have been seen at South Coast Repertory, Arden Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, and Contemporary American Theatre Festival, among others. Allison’s spirit of invention takes many forms; her plays range from historical satires centering on under-represented women (Mouth of the South, Wild Horses); to a musical about a pandemic, paranoia, and lesbian vampires (The Night Garden); and muscular contemporary interpretations of mythology (Not Medea); to intimate dramas (Motherland, a reimagining of Brecht’s Mother Courage for a diverse world) and rowdy, irreverent children’s theatre (Go Dog. Go! with Steven Dietz, Red Riding Hood, Junie B. Jones series). She is a recipient of the Julie Harris Playwriting Award, Pacific Playwright’s Award, a three-time O’Neill Finalist, Bay Area Playwright’s selection, and several Rolling World Premieres through NNPN. Allison has been recognized by TYA USA as “One of the 10 Most Produced TYA Playwrights”. Her plays are published by Dramatic Publishing, Concord Theatricals, Playscripts, Smith & Krauss, and Rain City Press. She is currently working on Trent’s Last Case!, an adaptation of a popular 1913 mystery thriller.

Wayne Rawley is a playwright, director and actor. Full length plays include: Live! From the Last Night of my Life (Theater 22, received the 2012 Gregory Award for Outstanding New Play), Christmastown: A Holiday Noir (annual holiday show at Seattle Public Theatre from 2014 to 2023) 1984 (a multi-media adaptation which premiered at the Empty Space Theater, 2003), Attack of the Killer Murder of Death! (SPT, Theater Schmeater), God Damn Tom (Theater Schmeater) and Beating Up Bachman (BASH Theater). He is proud to have written short plays for ten separate 14/48 play festivals and many Sandbox Radio productions. Two of his shorts, Controlling Interest and The Scary Question are published by Playscripts, Inc and performed all over the world. He is also the creator and writer of the hit late night series Money & Run. But that is likely before your time. If you are interested in being a part of the National Theater of Resistance, please visit www.nthor.com.

Tickets on sale in Feb!

Keiko Green (she/her) is a playwright, screenwriter, and performer based in Los Angeles and Seattle. Produced plays include: You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!Young Dragon: A Bruce Lee StoryEmpty RideExotic Deadly: Or the MSG PlayThe Bed TrickSharonGorgeous, and Hometown Boy. These plays have been performed nationwide by the Old Globe, Artists Repertory Theatre, ACT, EST, New Harmony Project, Raven Theatre, Actors Express, Seattle Children’s Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, and more. Awards/Honors include: Two-time O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Selection, Susan Blackburn Prize Finalist, Kilroys Web, San Diego Critics Circle Award Winner (Outstanding New Play), Gregory Award Winner (Outstanding New Play), Jeff Award Nominee (Best Script), Sound On Stage Award (Best New Play), Ashland New Plays Festival Winner. She holds commissions from Manhattan Theatre Club/Sloan Foundation, Atlantic Theatre Company, and Signature Theatre (DC). Current/Past Affiliations: Old Globe Resident Artist, CTG Writers Room, Geffen Writers Group, Chance Resident Playwright, Theater Mu's Mu Tang Clan, Seattle Rep Resident Writers Group, ACT Core Company. TV Writing: Hulu’s “Interior Chinatown” and AppleTV's upcoming "Margo's Got Money Troubles" starring Elle Fanning. BFA: NYU Drama - Experimental Theatre Wing, MFA: UCSD Playwriting.  www.keikogreen.com

Production Team

Announcing soon!

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