Uncle Vanya
by Anton Chekhov, translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky

An exhilarating new version of UNCLE VANYA that pairs one of the greatest plays ever written with the world's most celebrated translators of Russian literature.

Vanya and his niece Sonya struggle to care for the estate owned by Vanya's brother-in-law, a wealthy and celebrated professor.

When this local legend returns with a beautiful new wife and announces his plans to sell the estate, hidden passions explode, and the lives of the entire family come undone.

"The most affecting version that I have ever seen of this epochal comedy of discontent … The first VANYA that brought me to tears and made me laugh in places I never had before."

—Ben Brantley, The New York Times "A new and sparkling version."

—David Barbour, Lighting & Sound America

"[This] trim adaptation … underscores the timeless nature of UNCLE VANYA.

The artful simplicity … and this American interpretation of a Russian classic is very satisfying."

—Michael Sommers, New York Stage Review

"A spectacular new VANYA."

—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times

"A canny and colloquial translation.”

—James Herbert, San Diego Union-Tribune

"Exquisite new UNCLE VANYA is intimate, resonant … The exquisite translation strips the language to its essence.

It's clear and illuminating."

—Jennifer Vanasco, WNYC, New York