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.
Ito Aghayere and John Benjamin Hickey in Uncle Vanya
Ito Aghayere and Melanie Field in Uncle Vanya
Hugh Bonneville, Melanie Field, and Craig Wallace in Uncle Vanya
Craig Wallace and Hugh Bonneville in Uncle Vanya
Ito Aghayere, Sharon Lockwood, Melanie Field, and Tom Nellis in Uncle Vanya
Ito Aghayere and Hugh Bonneville in Uncle Vanya
Ito Aghayere and Melanie Field in Uncle Vanya
Ito Aghayere and Melanie Field in Uncle Vanya
Melanie Field in Uncle Vanya
John Benjamin Hickey and Hugh Bonneville in Uncle Vanya
Ito Aghayere and Tom Nellis in Uncle Vanya
Hugh Bonneville in Uncle Vanya
Sharon Lockwood, Nancy Robinette, Ito Aghayere, and Hugh Bonneville in Uncle Vanya
Tom Nellis and Kina Kantor in Uncle Vanya
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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