Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg's UNCLE VANYA

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) welcomes Russia's illustrious Maly Drama Theatre of Saint Petersburg with its production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Hailed by Peter Brook as "the finest ensemble in Europe" and led by Artistic Director Lev Dodin, the Maly Drama Theatre has found worldwide critical acclaim for this production of Chekhov's classic which comes to Chicago for the 150th anniversary of the Russian playwright's birth.

Uncle Vanya is performed in Russian with projected English translation.

Title: Uncle Vanya
Written by: Anton Chekhov
Performed by: Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg
Dates: March 17-21, 2010
Schedule: Wednesday, March 17 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 18 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 19 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 20 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 21 2:00 p.m.
Location: The Courtyard Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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Tickets: $65-$75
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International programming at Chicago Shakespeare Theater is supported, in part, by the Julius Frankel Foundation.

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