Uncle Vanya

Adapted by David Mamet from a translation by Vlada Chernornirdik. In this classic of Chekhov's canon, an overbearing professor pays a visit to his country estate, where Sonya and Vanya, his daughter and former brother-in-law, have slaved to maintain his wealth. But Vanya is enchanted by the professor's new wife, while Sonya has fallen for the town's melancholy doctor. Includes a conversation with Rosamund Bartlett, author of Chekhov: Scenes from a Life. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance starring:

• Josh Radnor, as Astrov
• Stacy Keach, as Vanya
• Holley Fain, as Yelena
• Anna Mathias, as Marina
• Jennifer Bassey, as Mariya
• J. D. Cullum, as Telegin
• Martin Jarvis, as Professor Serebryakov
• Devon Sorvari, as Sonya

Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Recorded by L.A. Theatre Works before a live audience.