Robert Falls marks three decades as artistic director of Goodman Theatre this year. So how does he celebrate? In part by directing Uncle Vanya—Anton Chekhov’s dark comedy about a bunch of miserable Russians, facing mortality with the growing certainty that they’ve wasted their lives.
Chekhov’s title character is a 47-year-old, unmarried gentleman farmer, living on the family estate he runs with his adult niece, Sonya. We’re told Vanya used to be passionate—”lit from within,” in fact. But he’s long since gone dark, he says, because “nobody wanted any of my light.”
Through 3/19: Wed-Thu 7:30 PM, Fri 8 PM, Sat 2 and 8 PM, Sun 2 PM, Tue 7:30 PM; also Sun 3/5 and 3/19, 7:30 PM Goodman Theatre 170 N. Dearborn 312-443-3800goodmantheatre.org $20-$62
