Uncle Vanya
Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 7:30pm
Uncle Vanya
"What a way to live!"
Written by Anton Chekhov, translated by
Margharita Shalina, adapted by Annie Baker
Directed by Jay Danner
This intimate, immersive new adaptation of Chekhov's classic from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker, author of The Flick, brings colloquial language to this internationally beloved story of human relationships and yearning. Written with the "goal of creating a version that sounds to our contemporary American ears the way the play sounded to Russian ears during the play's first productions in the provinces in 1898," Annie Baker's UNCLE VANYA introduces 21st century audiences to Chekhov's enduring wit, insight and emotional depth.
"Winner! 2013 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Revival of a Play. Annie Baker's colloquial version of Chekhov's UNCLE VANYA is more than a modern-dress treatment of a classic work. It's a fresh rethinking of the material from the perspective of a modern mind" -Variety