Conor McPherson’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, helmed by Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Simon Godwin, is currently playing Berkeley Repertory Theatre's Peet's Theatre through March 25.
Get a first look at the production, which will subsequently transfer to Washington, D.C.'s Shakespeare Theatre Company March 30–April 20, in the gallery below.
The cast features Hugh Bonneville as Vanya, Tony winner John Benjamin Hickey as Astrov, Ito Aghayere as Yelena, Melanie Field as Sonya, Sharon Lockwood as Mariya, Kina Kantor as Stage Manager, Tom Nelis as Alexander Serabyakov, Nancy Robinette as Marina, and Craig Wallace as Telegin. Understudies include Anne Darragh, James Whalen, and John Leslie Wolfe.
In Uncle Vanya, a distinguished elderly owner of a rural estate returns with a new, young wife, Yelena. Tensions run high, marriages reach their limits, confessions—and vodka—flow freely, and weapons are drawn.
The production also has scenic design by Robert Brill, costume design by Heather Freedman and Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Jen Shriever, and sound design by Darron West. Elisa Guthertz is the stage manager, Anthony Bullock is the assistant stage manager, and Trinity Wicklund is the stage management fellow.
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