A filmed version of the Lincoln Center Theater production. Vanya and his stepsister Sonia have lived their entire lives in their family's farmhouse in Bucks County, PA. While they stayed home to take care of their ailing parents, their sister Masha has become a movie star, leaving Vanya and Sonia behind. Their soothsayer/cleaning woman Cassandra keeps warning them about terrible things in the future, which include a sudden visit from Masha and her twenty-something boy toy Spike.