An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.
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Prestige, intimate, contemplative and character-led.
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
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“Is Wallace Shawn the best thing in Vanya on 42nd Street?”
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“Does the smallness hold it back?”
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Cast
- Wallace ShawnVanya
- Julianne MooreYelena
- Larry PineDr. Astrov
- Brooke SmithSonya
- George GaynesSerybryakov
- Lynn CohenMaman
- Phoebe BrandNanny
- Jerry MayerWaffles
- Andre GregoryHimself
- Madhur JaffreyMrs. Chao
Crew
- Louis MalleDirector
- David MametScreenplay
- Andre GregoryScreenplay
- Declan QuinnDirector of Photography
- Joshua RedmanOriginal Music Composer
- Nancy BakerEditor
- Fred BernerProducer
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