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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Making 'Uncle Vanya' Real, Not Overwrought

Theatre Development Fund – TDF: Don't be surprised if you find yourself leaning in as you watch playwright-director Richard Nelson's achingly intimate take on Uncle Vanya, the inaugural production at the Hunter Theater Project. Staged in the round in a black box theatre with unpretentious performances and just a few kitchen tables for scenery, Chekhov's masterwork has been streamlined to one act and reduced to its essence: an extended family of malcontents wondering where they fit in and whether they matter.

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