Uncle Vanya

This intimate, immersive new adaptation of Chekhov’s classic by Annie Baker brings colloquial language to this internationally beloved story of human relationships and yearning.

Written with the “goal of creating a version that sounds to our contemporary American ears the way the play sounded to Russian ears during the play’s first productions in the provinces in 1898,” Annie Baker’s translation of Uncle Vanya introduces twenty-first-century audiences to Chekhov’s enduring wit, insight, and emotional depth.

Annie Baker lends her truthful observation and elegant command of the colloquial to Anton Chekhov's despairing masterpiece Uncle Vanya.

A critical hit in its sold-out Off-Broadway premiere, Baker's telling is a refreshingly intimate and modern treatment of a Chekhovian classic.

Endorsements

Annie Baker — Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright