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Review: `Uncle Vanya’

Archived in the category: Annie Purcell, Anton Chekhov, Cal Shakes, Dan Hiatt, Emily Mann, Timothy Near, local theater, theater review
Posted by Chad Jones on 13 Aug 08 - 1 Comment

Continues through Aug. 31 at the Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda

Annie Purcell is Sonya and Dan Hiatt is Vanya in Cal Shakes’ beautiful, moving production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Photos by Kevin Berne

 
Beauty, boredom, brilliance imbue Cal Shakes’ Vanya

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Passion runs deep in Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, but until late in the game, that passion barely [...]

Dan Hiatt on Chekhov, regret and gunshots

Archived in the category: Anton Chekhov, Cal Shakes, Dan Hiatt, Emily Mann, Timothy Near, local theater
Posted by Chad Jones on 05 Aug 08 - 0 Comments

Last summer, Dan Hiatt was in three California Shakespeare Theater shows, including The Triumph of Love (above, with Domenique Lozano). This summer he is playing the title character in Cal Shakes’ Uncle Vanya. Photo by Kevin Berne
Actors tend to love working on Chekhov plays. There aren’t many of them, but they’re juicy – rich [...]