PHOTO CALL: Michael Shannon, Reed Birney and Maria Dizzia in Annie Baker-Adapted Uncle Vanya

By Krissie Fullerton
19 Jun 2012

Circle Mirror Transformation playwright Annie Baker's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's  Uncle Vanya, starring Reed Birney in the title role, opened June 17 Off-Broadway at Soho Rep.

Sam Gold (Circle Mirror…, The Aliens) directs the world-premiere adaptation that places the audience and the cast together inside a framed house constructed within Walkerspace.

Birney (Circle Mirror..., Blasted) is joined by Tony Award nominee Maria Dizzia (In the Next Room, Eurydice, Belleville) as Vanya's wife, Yelena; Georgia Engel (The Drowsy Chaperone, Middletown, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show") as Marina; Tony nominee Peter Friedman (Circle Mirror Transformation, Ragtime) as Serebryakov; Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon ("Revolutionary Road," "Boardwalk Empire," Mistakes Were Made) as Astrov; Matthew Maher (Orange, Hat & Grace) as Telegin; Paul Thureen (Buddy Cop 2) as Yefim; Rebecca Schull ("Wings") as Maria; and Merritt Wever (The Illusion) as Sonya.

Here's a look at the production:

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Merritt Wever
Photo by Julieta Cervantes


For more information visit SohoRep.