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by Anton Chekhov (Author), Annie Baker (Adapted by)
"More than a modern-dress treatment of a classic work, it's a fresh rethinking of the material from the perspective of a modern mind." --Marilyn Stasio, Variety
"Superior to any other Uncle Vanya I've read or seen...Baker practices astonishing verbal magic over and over again."--Clancy Martin, Paris Review
Annie Baker, one of the most celebrated playwrights in the United States, lends her truthful observation and elegant command of the colloquial to Anton Chekhov's despairing masterpiece Uncle Vanya. A critical hit in its sold-out Off-Broadway premiere, Baker's telling is a refreshingly intimate and modern treatment of a Chekhovian classic.
Author Biography
Annie Baker's plays include The Antipodes, The Flick (Pulitzer Prize), John, The Aliens (Obie Award), Circle Mirror Transformation (Obie Award), an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, and Infinite Life. Her plays have been produced at more than two hundred theaters throughout the U.S. and in more than a dozen countries. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Steinberg Playwright Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, and the Cullman Fellowship at the New York Public Library.
