Konstantin shoots himself at the end of this play, and he had earlier shot the title animal as a gift.
Christopher Hampton translated this play for its 2008 Broadway run directed by Ian Rickson. A speech regarding a "universal soul" is given during an avant-garde play-within-this-play that is lambasted by the playwright's mother Arkadina. Stanislavski's first success with the (*) Moscow Art Theatre was an 1898 staging of this play, and the line "If you ever need my life, come and take it" is inscribed on a medallion Nina gives in this play to her beloved, the novelist Trigorin. Konstantin shoots himself at the end of this play, and he had earlier shot the title animal as a gift. For 10 points, name this play by Anton Chekhov titled after an aquatic bird.
Christopher Hampton translated this play for its 2008 Broadway run directed by Ian Rickson.
The Seagull (or Chayka)