Uncle vanya
BY ANTON CHEKHOV
DIRECTED BY SIMON GODWIN
Costumes co-designed with Susan Hilferty
Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025
Shakespeare Theatre Company, 2025
“The staging has an aesthetic unity that’s helped along by the airy, graceful scenic design of Robert Brill and the pastiche costumes of Susan Hilferty and Heather C. Freedman that balance the play’s era and our own.”
“Robert Brill’s romantically distressed set (peeling ivory paint, plush upholstery, faded wood) and the elegantly layered costumes by Susan Hilferty and Heather C. Freedman add appealing depth and texture...”
“McPherson’s smooth translation, which mostly retains the familiar-sounding text, only very occasionally seeming more modern, feels entirely natural. Similarly, the costumes by Susan Hilferty and Heather C. Freedman, period with a touch of contemporary style, are a perfect fit.”
Directed by Simon Godwin
Costumes co-designed with Susan Hilferty
Set by Robert Brill
Lighting by Jennifer Schriever
Sound by Darron L West
Watercolors by Heather C. Freedman, 2025