Uncle Vanya
MAR 30 – APR 20
Harman Hall
“★★★★★…The engine of this production is Hugh Bonneville’s show-stopping Vanya.” –Metro Weekly
“DELIGHTFULLY BUOYANT…Bonneville’s Vanya is an amusing cad…His performance is an absolute pleasure.” –The Washington Post
“WILDLY ENJOYABLE…Simon Godwin’s direction achieves excellence in every respect—visual, emotional, and stylistic.” –DC Theater Arts
“GROUNDBREAKING…Bonneville was born to play this role.” –MD Theatre Guide
“PERFECT…Vanya does all the things great theater can do—give a lift with laughter, speak to the dire moments of the day, and provide deeper consideration and empathy.” –BroadwayWorld
“DEEPLY CHARMING…A beautifully shabby, starkly human triumph.” –Stage and Cinema
“A MASTER STROKE from director Simon Godwin…Is it too early to say Hugh Bonneville in Uncle Vanya is the show of the year?” –San Francisco Chronicle
“ASTONISHING…A director at the top of his game.” –The Los Angeles Times
“PURE THEATRE MAGIC…The audience is left breathless, and in awe.” –SFist
By Anton Chekhov
Adapted by Conor McPherson
Directed by Simon Godwin
Produced in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre
When the distinguished elderly owner of a rural estate returns with a new young wife, chaos erupts. Tensions run high, marriages reach their limits, confessions—and vodka—flow freely, and weapons are drawn. Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington) plays Uncle Vanya in this heartbreaking comedy about the eternal battle between futility and change.
*This title will be presented in a 3/4 thrust.
Runtime: Two hours and 30 minutes, with one 15-minute intermission.
Cast
Eléna Andréevna (Yelena)
Iván Voinítsky (Vanya)
Sófya Aleksándrovna (Sonya)
Mikhaíl Ástrov
Ensemble, u/s Eléna Andréevna, u/s Sófya Aleksándrovna
Marína Timoféevna (Nana)
Maríya Voinítskaya (Grandmaman)
Aleksándr Serébryakov (Alexandre)
Ílya Ílyich Telégin (Waffles)
u/s Maríya Voinítskaya, u/s Marína Timoféevna
u/s Iván Voinítsky, u/s Mikhaíl Ástrov, u/s Ensemble
u/s Aleksándr Serébryakov, u/s Ílya Ílyich Telégin
Artistic Team
Director: Simon Godwin
Adaptor: Conor McPherson
Scenic Designer: Robert Brill
Costume Designer: Susan Hilferty, Heather Freedman
Lighting Designer: Jen Schriever
Sound Designer: Darron L West
Wig Designer: Satellite Wigs, Inc.
Fight and Intimacy Consultant: Danielle O'Dea
Additional Fight Choreography: Robb Hunter
Dramaturg: Drew Lichtenberg
Casting: Danica Rodriguez, Karina Fox
Production Stage Manager: Elisa Guthertz*
Assistant Stage Manager: Leigh Robinette*
Production Assistant: Trinity Wicklund
Co-Producer: Berkeley Repertory Theatre
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.
Nancy Robinette and Craig Wallace in Uncle Vanya at Shakespeare Theatre Company.
The cast of Uncle Vanya at Shakespeare Theatre Company.
Ito Aghyere and Hugh Bonneville in Uncle Vanya at Shakespeare Theatre Company.
Hugh Bonneville and Melanie Field in Uncle Vanya at Shakespeare Theatre Company.
Melanie Field, Hugh Bonneville, and Tom Nellis in Uncle Vanya at Shakespeare Theatre Company.
Hugh Bonneville in Uncle Vanya at Shakespeare Theatre Company.
Photography by DJ Corey Photography.
Additional Support
Erkiletian Family Foundation
Production Sponsors
Dr. Mark Epstein & Amoretta Hoeber
Denise Gwyn Ferguson
Tiffanny & Eric Gates
Michelle & Tim Gillis
Barbara Harman & William Cain
Alka & Sudhakar Kesavan
Marsha Paller
Carolyn L. Wheeler
Official Restaurant Partner
José Andrés Group
Content Transparency
Uncle Vanya includes haze, flashing lights, gunshots, and glass breaking, as well as coarse language and depictions of alcohol consumption.
If you have any additional questions, please contact our Box Office at STCBox@ShakespeareTheatre.org or 202.547.1122 and we’ll be happy to give you more info.