Uncle Vanya (Home Studios Inc.) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (25)
See it if An essential drama perf by the best cast in town on an intimate stage @times lit only by1candle.If you sit in the front u feel like ur in *
Don't see it if The price; great art should be for everyone & not for the privileged few. Anton Chekhov would agree on that. Read more
See it if an exquisite production featuring universally great performances from a terrific company. We loved the intimacy of the production.
Don't see it if if you don't like up close performances or classic plays
See it if Great performances in a small intimate setting of this great play
Don't see it if you can't get a ticket try the standby line Read more
See it if you’re up for an intimate peek into life’s disillusionments. How did Chekhov make such specifically Russian characters so universal? Magic.
Don't see it if you crave traditional proscenium theatre. In the end, the distractions of the loft setting, like loud train noises outside and sirens…. Read more
See it if you’d like to see a classic play featuring an amazing cast. Intimate staging. Unparalleled performance.
Don't see it if you don’t like classic plays or hyper-intimate productions. Read more
See it if you heard about it and have to see it for the cachet
Don't see it if you’d struggle with poor vocal projection across a noisy space or you want good value for the money Read more
See it if Marin Ireland and Will Brill make this production. Utterly riveting scene work.
Don't see it if Cromer's Vanya is a disappointment, and the staging is not totally coherent.
See it if beautiful acting in intimate setting & lucid new translation bring this masterpiece alive; Will Brill revelatory Astrov/doctor
Don't see it if unbalanced production: Cromer not compelling enuf Vanya 2 do battle w Astrov; sight lines tough from some seats Read more
Critic Reviews (5)
“The intimacy of the setting, with the audience close to the action, which takes place on minimal sets by Walt Spangler, certainly enhances the feeling that we are seeing these familiar characters with new eyes. But it is the director and his cast who are responsible for the production’s arresting freshness.”
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“What’s gained by staging Chekhov in the round, with actors just feet away, sometimes lit only by a candle? It’s what you’d expect: a wonderfully intense experience of the text...For those truly in love with the form, it isn’t enough that regular venues reopened; we need to share these great actors’ air, witness their close-up magic.”
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“We may not see the actors’ faces perfectly, but when the physical and vocal performances are this good, you don’t need to...Theatergoers looking for an unforgettable up-close theatrical experience won’t be disappointed, even when experiencing this story of overwhelming disillusionment.”
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"If this Vanya isn’t quite as moving or devastating as it should be, it is because Vanya himself feels marginalized, almost absent, in the production, a result of Serio’s direction and Cromer’s perhaps too restrained performance."
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“Just ninety people a night can squeeze into this loft production of ‘Uncle Vanya,’ which seems familiar almost before you see it...The director Jack Serio is inventive, but several actors need more time...Serio does his best work when voices are low, and he, Ireland, and Brill collaborate on a breath-stealing candlelit scene, which nearly undoes the plot itself to let its two star-crossed hearts fall in love.”
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