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Uncle Vanya
Written by Anton Chekhov
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Uncle Vanya (subtitled “Scenes From Country Life”) is a tragicomedy by Anton Chekhov. It is set on the failing country estate of a retired professor, Serebrakoff, who returns after a long absence with his beautiful young wife, and throws the household into confusion. Rivalry, unrequited love, illicit romance, and attempted suicide are the result, punctuated throughout by Chekhov’s sad, wistful humor. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)
Cast:Alexander Serebrakoff: Andy Minter
Helena: Karen Savage
Sonia: Elizabeth Klett
Mme. Voitskaya: Ruth Golding
Ivan (Vanya) Voitski: mb
Michael Astroff: Bruce Pirie
Ilia (Waffles) Telegin: BellonaTimes
Marina: Arielle Lipshaw
Workman/Watchman: Miles Espaillat
Narrator: Availle
Audio edited by: mb
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Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov was born in Taganrog, in southern Russia, and in his youth paid for his own education and supported his entire family by writing short, satirical sketches of Russian life. Though he eventually became a physician and once considered medicine his principal career, he continued to gain popularity and praise as a writer for various Russian newspapers, eventually authoring more literary work and ultimately his most well-known plays, including Ivanov, The Seagull, and Uncle Vanya. He died of tuberculosis in 1904, and is regarded as one of the best short story writers in history, influencing such authors as Ernest Hemingway, Vladimir Nabokov, and Raymond Carver.
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