He has such a tired face. Nervous. Interesting.

[sovay]

And tonight, for the end of my birthday week, derspatchel took me to the Apollinaire Theatre Company's Uncle Vanya, where Ron Lacey was a magnificent Astrov and I remembered again that nothing good ever happens to characters named Sonya in Russian literature, but since I have to finish my Arisia signup tonight, this is not a review. That said: I am for once mentioning a play before the night before it closes, meaning it might be possible for other people to get tickets. If you live in the Boston area, you should!

(Their Vanya is the same actor I saw as Angelo in the Publick Theatre's Measure for Measure in 1999—Diego Arciniegas—and with no disrespect to anyone in the Anarchist Society of Shakespeareans, I still remember him. He's a good Vanya. I just wish I'd been faster covering my ears in Act III. This is still not a review.)

Comments

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

...I remembered again that nothing good ever happens to characters named Sonya in Russian literature...

Ah, that's too bad. If it's any consolation, folk named Andrew never get anything good in Scots ballads.

I'm glad there were magnificent and good actors. I'm sorry you weren't faster covering your ears, and I hope your hearing's not still affected. I hope all goes well with your Arisia signup.

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

I do love me some Chekhov - it's good to hear of well-done productions.

Have you seen Vanya on 42nd Street (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111590/)? It's on of my favorites.

In 1989, I attended Norwich University's Russian School (like Middlebury's total immersion language program, except only for Russian), and I was cast as Marina (the nurse) in our Russian-language production of Vanya. Acting in a foreign language will give one brain cramps.

Also, three days before we opened, the director decided that it should be more like a comedy than a tragedy.

He was not a very good director.

[gwynnega]

nothing good ever happens to characters named Sonya in Russian literature

True enough. Which reminds me, have you seen this version of Crime and Punishment? It is terrific.

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

I had all but forgot that I sent Arisia's programming committee an email slightly earlier in the year expressing interest in participation for 2013; is this the same thing as signing up? If not, I've clearly missed the proper sign-up, wherever it was. Drat.