Full-length Play · Unconventional & Awesome · Dramedy · 2 acts · 90 - 120 mins
Type of show
Full-length Play
Unconventional & Awesome
Performance type
Live, Digital
Genre
Dramedy
Acts
2 acts
Duration
90 - 120 mins
Cast
2F / 4M *but gender fluid/reimagined casting is possible (as one might have a female Richard III in Shakespeare)
Performing groups
Professional Theatre
Community Theatre
College/University
Overview
**So Cards Against Humanity and Chekhov walk into a bar…**
(*We're not lying: the Cards Against Humanity People gave this play their blessing.)*
*Drunkle Vanya* is the classic tale of Uncle Vanya, but REALLY funny. And in a bar. And also sad and surprisingly moving. I don't know quite how to expl....just read it. This show is: irreverent. Tragic. Deliciously funny. Immersive. And somehow considering all that, **a powerful human experience.**
Warnings: there's a healthy dose of audience participation (just read the notes at the beginning of the script. You can do it.) and alcohol. But remember, it's theatre, so it's pretend. Make it water for all we care. Please don't break any laws.
*Drunkle Vanya:* because we all have busted families, filled with love and angst and booze. And that one crazy uncle...
See the show *The New York Times* called a "[Wild, boozy and comical riff!](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/theater/favorite-theater-2016.html)"
“Three Day Hangover made Chekhov cool.”
\--[Theatre in the Now](https://www.theaterinthenow.com/2014/09/review-chekhov-family-game-night.html?m=0)
Plot
*Drunkle Vanya* tells the juicy story of a country visit where relationships are ruined, sadness is buried (clumsily), and lives are forever destroyed. In this deeply empathetic adaptation of the Chekhov’s groundbreaking play, the story and language are turned on their head with modern references and a series of ridiculous drinking games involving the audience.
Photos
Amanda Sykes and Chris Tocco: Off-Broadway at Tolstoy's LoungePhoto by Lloyd MulveyJosh Sauerman: Three Day Hangover production at The Gin MillPhoto by Lloyd MulveyAmanda Sykes and Leah Walsh Alvarez: Off-Broadway production at Tolstoy's LoungePhoto by Lloyd MulveyOff-Broadway at Tolstoy's Lounge: Christopher Tocco, Sean Tarrant, Amanda Sykes, Leah Walsh Alvarez, and Joel Rainwater.Photo by Britannie BondLeah Walsh Alvarez as Sonya: Three Day Hangover production at The Gin MillPhoto by Lloyd MulveyJosh Sauerman as Waffles: Three Day Hangover production at The Gin MillPhoto by Lloyd MulveyPhoto by Original artwork by Ligature Creative
Videos
Casting
2F / 4M *but gender fluid/reimagined casting is possible (as one might have a female Richard III in Shakespeare)
Female principals
2
Male principals
4
PROFESSOR ALEXANDER
A retired art professor and scholar.
YELENA
Alexander's second wife. Late-20s/early-30s.
SONYA
Alexander's daughter, by his first marriage.
VANYA
Sonya’s uncle.
ASTROV
The local doctor.
WAFFLES
Their neighbor.
Materials
Available for an additional fee:
60-Minute Talkback with the Creator
$300
A 60-minute Zoom/Google Meet with one or more of the show's creator(s). Licensees and guests can ask questions, share experiences, and hear about the artistic journey of the show and creative team. This can be scheduled before or after the performances. If we are unable to make scheduling work, the cost will be refunded.
Video Recording License
$200
Prices are for informational purposes only and are non-binding until your contract is signed.
“Drunkle Vanya” by Lori Wolter Hudson is available for licensing exclusively through Uproar Theatrics for professional, community, and college/university productions.
