ByAnton Chekhov
A New Version byHeidi Schreck
Directed byLila Neugebauer

Beaumont Theater / Seating Chart / Directions

Running time: approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes, including one intermission

Sonia (Alison Pill) and her uncle Vanya (Steve Carell) have devoted their lives to managing the family farm in isolation, but when her celebrated, ailing father (Alfred Molina) and his charismatic wife (Anika Noni Rose) move in, their lives are upended. In the heat of the summer, the wrong people fall in love, desires and resentments erupt, and the family is forced to reckon with the ghosts of their unlived lives.

Director Lila Neugebauer and playwright Heidi Schreck collaborate on the premiere of this Lincoln Center Theater production of UNCLE VANYA, which pairs Chekhov's enduring masterpiece with one of America's most celebrated contemporary playwrights in a strikingly immediate new translation.

This sleek, lucid and gorgeous revival offers a hundred things to enjoy. It is a lovely evening in the theater.

Jesse Green, The New York Times, April 24, 2024

Watch a montage of scenes!

Go inside Opening Night!

Left to right: Jonathan Hadary, Alfred Molina, Alison Pill, William Jackson Harper, Steve Carell, Jayne Houdyshell, Anika Noni Rose, Spencer Donovan Jones, Mia Katigbak. 
Photo by Marc J. Franklin.

Go behind the scenes at the UNCLE VANYA photoshoot!

Uncle Vanya On the LCT Blog

  • Mimi Lien On Her Set Design For UNCLE VANYA

    Mimi Lien On Her Set Design For UNCLE VANYA

    “When the creative team was having early discussions, we agreed that we wanted to do this play in part because it still speaks to us now. We didn’t want the production to have the strict feel of a particular period."

  • Jayne Houdyshell On Her Professional Debut in Chekhov

    Jayne Houdyshell On Her Professional Debut in Chekhov

    “Maria does not go through a significant change in identity from the beginning to the end of the play – unlike the other characters. But she’s as deeply human as they are.”