UNCLE VANYA – Running June 12-21, 2025
UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov | a new version by Annie Baker | Directed by Jeremy Lee Cudd
This intimate, immersive new adaptation of Chekhov’s classic from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker – author of Body Awareness, Circle Mirror Transformation, and The Flick – brings colloquial language to this internationally beloved story of human relationships and yearning. Written with the “goal of creating a version that sounds to our contemporary American ears the way the play sounded to Russian ears during the play’s first productions in the provinces in 1898,” Annie Baker’s Uncle Vanya introduces twenty-first century audiences to Chekhov’s enduring wit, insight, and emotional depth.
First round auditions will be by video submission. Character monologue sides are available as PDFs. Please select and prepare one of these sides to submit, even if you are interested in more than one role. Video auditions must be in MP4 or MOV format. Please also submit your current headshot and acting resume. Deadline for submission is Sunday March 16th at 11:59pm. Callbacks will take place Monday March 24th in Marietta, GA.
Additional info about the auditions, callbacks, rehearsal schedules, etc is found by clicking the Auditions Info/Submissions Button below
Casting – NON-UNION – UNCLE VANYA will utilize a cast of nine actors
Character Names and Descriptions from the Text:
Serebryakov, Alexander Vladimirovich, a retired PROFESSOR (60s)
YELENA Andreyevna, the professor’s wife, twenty-seven years old (late 20s)
Sophia Alexandrovna, SONYA, the professor’s daughter from his first marriage (late 20s)
Voinitskaya, MARIA VASILYEVNA, widow of a privy councilor, mother of the professor’s first wife (60s)
VANYA, Voinitsky, Ivan Petrovich, Maria Vasilyevna’s son, forty-seven years old (late 40s)
ASTROV, Mikhail Ilyich, a doctor (late 30s – 40s)
TELEGIN, nicknamed WAFFLES, an impoverished landowner, godfather to Sonya. Special Skill: plays guitar (40s)
MARINA, an old nanny. Special Skill: knitting (60s – 70s)
YEFIM, Hired Man/Night Watchman (any age)
All roles will be paid a stipend.
SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO AUDITION BY 11:59PM, SUNDAY MARCH 16th
CONTENT NOTICE: This production contains references to alcohol abuse, depression, suicide and grief. It also contains a firearm and sounds of gunfire. An intimacy coordinator will be utilized as well as specific training for combat blocking and firearm handling.
If you have any additional questions or issues, please contact auditions@authenticitytheater.org