Uncle Vanya presented by TUTA Theatre Chicago at Chopin Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...while the show could use more pace, many of the two-person encounters have that rare sense of unpretentious spontaneity that always enhances Chekhov. And Djukich's unusual use of proximity and distance is fascinating."

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...On a ballroom-size floor of bleached wood (by set designer Martin Andrew), Djukich arranges Chekhov's pathetic clowns like once treasured but now discarded figurines. The careful detailing of the group's dissipation, bitterness, regret, and failed idealism is at once heartbreaking and exhilarating."

Time Out Chicago - Recommended

"...Djukich keeps the focus on the human relationships, priming heartbreakingly genuine performances from Maclin as put-upon Vanya and Green as the unattainable object of his affection. Chicago stage legend Houston blusters appropriately as the not-so-big-time professor, and Stone nails the fooling-herself duplicity of Vanya’s dutiful niece: She’ll just keep suppressing the rage, and hope for a reward in the next life."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Highly Recommended

"...The Utopian Theatre Asylum (TUTA) presents two hours of intense and refreshing entertainment with Chekhov’s "Uncle Vanya," directed by Zelijko (pronounced Jayco) Djukic and translated from the Russian by Steppenwolf ensemble member Yasen Peyankov and Peter Christensen at the Chopin Theatre in the heart of Wicker Park. Described as a black comedy, "Uncle Vanya" is Chehkov’s jaded glimpse of life on the palatial country estate of a retired professor, played by the distinguished and acclaimed veteran actor Gary Houston."