Theatre Studies to Present Chekov’s “Uncle Vanya” Nov. 13-21
The Department of Theatre Studies will open its 2009-10 season with a student performance of Anton Chekov’s classic drama “Uncle Vanya” beginning Nov. 13-14 and continuing Nov. 19-21. All performances will take place at 8 p.m. in Sternberger Auditorium, located in Founders Hall.
“Uncle Vanya,” first produced in 1900, is one of four plays that Chekov published before his death in 1904. The play presents a Russian family at a turning point in their lives, when they re-examine their pasts, question their futures and find the courage to continue.
Director David Hammond, a professor of theatre studies, says, “The issues the family faces in the play include an uncertain economy, political change, failed dreams of success and destruction of the environment. Their world and their problems are strikingly similar to our own.”
Hammond previously directed “Uncle Vanya” for graduate students and professional actors at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and at Playmakers Repertory Company, where he was artistic director for 14 years. This all-student cast includes Ryan Furlough, Dustin Grimsley, Palmer Hicks, Allison Martin, Mary Pearl Monnes, Richard Rogers, Ben Storey, Alexandra Stroud, and Nora Younes.
Tickets are $5 for general admission and $1 for Guilford students, faculty and staff members. For ticket information and reservations, call the box office at 336-316-2414.
Nov. 2, 2009