Driven by a purpose to uncover truths about its characters, Uncle Vanya is not worried about appearances, and rather makes notable sacrifices to get its audience to ponder the ultimate question about the meaning of life or, more fittingly, the meaning of suffering. The introspective play, inspired by one of the Russian playwright’s earlier works, The Wood Demon, takes place in 1890’s rural Russia and examines the disenfranchisement of hope, along with the irrepressible sense of grief and, even worse, the existential vacuum that results when squandered lives are ruefully identified by the ones living them. From June 1st until the 26th, residents of Southern California have a rare opportunity to explore, at the Pasadena Playhouse, a classic that has only become more profound via the passage of time: Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
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