Uncle Romeo Vanya Juliet 2018

UNCLE ROMEO VANYA JULIET pairs William Shakespeare's iconic tragedy of two star-crossed lovers with Anton Chekov's legendary play about a celebrated professor and his new wife's return to their family estate. With a new adaptation of UNCLE VANYA by Kimberly Pau, interspersed with ROMEO & JULIET's Shakespearean verse, UNCLE ROMEO VANYA JULIET will use 5 actors to weave together both stories, exploring how hidden passions can explode with the perspective of time.

"As I began preparing to present the two plays in rep I saw an opportunity to display their strong thematic similarities in a new way. Both plays showcase characters experiencing longing for love at different times in their lives. In Uncle Vanya they are looking back saying how did I get here? In Romeo & Juliet they are looking forward saying how can I get there? By watching these epic classics side-by-side within the same sitting in UNCLE ROMEO VANYA JULIET, the audience can follow the doubling actors on a journey through a landscape where both worlds intersect revealing the characters varying experiences of love, loss and longing at various milestones in their lives." - Eric Tucker