Reworked as a One-Man Show Called ‘Vanya,’ a Chekhov Classic Is More Exhausting Than Haunting
That choice seemed destined to dilute the emotional potency of a play that finds synergy in the interaction between beautifully drawn characters, each distinct in his or her suffering and yearning.
The ultimate test for any work of art is whether it moves us. In theater, even the most famously clever and cerebral writers, such as Tom Stoppard and Stephen Sondheim, became giants because of the visceral punch of their plays and musicals — the poignance and excitement and joy they deliver, and their recognition of the heart’s primacy in the human experience.
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