Uncle Vanya, Sidney Harman Hall, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC
Hugh Bonneville (center) as Uncle Vanya with Sharon Lockwood as Grandmamon, Nancy Robinette as Nana, Melanie Field as Sonya, Tom Nelis as Alexandre, and Ito Aghayere as Yelena in Uncle Vanya at the Shakespeare Theatre. Photo credit: DJ Corey Photography. A message from Artistic Director Simon Godwin, who directs the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s current production of Uncle Vanya , adapted by Conor McPherson, in the most recent edition of STC Asides , which serves as the program for the STC production, includes the fact that this is the first foray for STC into the works of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov in the almost 40 years STC has been producing classic plays. Given Chekhov’s importance in the development of modern drama, this is quite a surprise. Based on the success of the current production, I hope the DC audience will not have to wait nearly that long for another of Chekhov’s plays. (Note: This production is in association with the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, where it was pro...