The production will also star Zoe Kazan as Masha and members of the praised original Royal Court Theatre cast, including Mackenzie Crook as Konstantin, Art Malik as Dorn, Carey Mulligan as Nina, Pearce Quigley as Medvedenko, Peter Wight as Sorin, Christopher Patrick Nolan as Yakov and Mary Rose as the Maid.
The Seagull, set during a turning point in Russian history, involves young Konstantin Crook, who struggles to define himself as a writer. When his mother, the famous actress Arkadina Scott Thomas and her lover Trigorin Sarsgaard arrive to spend the summer at her family's country home, their appearance wreaks havoc on the rest of the family.
Also making his Broadway debut is Sarsgaard, who made his screen debut in Dead Man Walking, and has gone on to acclaimed roles in Kinsey, Shattered Glass, Garden State and Boys Don't Cry, among others. He appeared Off-Broadway in Signature Theatre productions of Burn This and Laura Dennis, and Drama Dept.'s Kingdom of Earth. His recent films include Rendition, The Dying Gaul, Jarhead, The Skeleton Key, Flightplan, Year of the Dog and the upcoming In the Electric Mist, Orphan, Elegy, An Education and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh.
Crook is best know for his performance as Gareth Keenan in the original UK version of The Office. Zoe Kazan, who made her Broadway debut last season in Come Back, Little Sheba, has also appeared Off-Broadway in Things We Want, Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and 100 Saints You Should Know. Art Malik's theater credits include Art, Indian Ink in the West End, Heroes on tour, Othello with the RSC, The Government Inspector and Romeo and Juliet for the Old Vic, and The Comedians at Leicester, among others. Carey Mulligan starred in the film version of Pride and Prejudice, opposite Keira Knightley and Judi Dench.
The Seagull is designed by Hildegard Bechtler, with lighting by Peter Mumford, sound by Ian Dickinson and music by Stephen Warbeck.