Leaning close in the flickering candlelight, Sonya and the man who makes her stomach flutter share a sneaky midnight snack. He is Astrov, her houseguest, and he is frankly a bit of a mess — drinks too much, is in fact drunk at the moment. He is also endearingly odd and smart and sweet, an eco-nerd physician who’s sending her some incredibly mixed signals. So is Sonya’s Uncle Vanya, whose play this is meant to be. Doomed to receive nothing better from Yelena, the professor’s wife, than a pathetic kiss on the forehead, Vanya doesn’t even have a woman to love him.

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Persons: Sonya, We’re, ”, sotto, Laura, Uncle Vanya, Chekhov, Jack Serio, “, ” Sonya, Astrov, Will Brill, Maisel, Yelena, Bill Irwin, Vanya doesn’t Organizations: Marin Locations: Flatiron, Manhattan, Marin Ireland, Oklahoma