CONWAY, Ark. (November 6,
2017) – The Hendrix Players and the Hendrix College Department of Theatre Arts
and Dance present Uncle Vanya, a
dramatic adaptation by Emily Mann of the Anton Chekhov play. Performances are
Wednesday, November 8 through Friday, November 10, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, November
11, at 2 p.m. The production is directed by Ann Muse ’83, Professor of Theatre
Arts at Hendrix.
Hendrix Players productions
are free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended. For
reservations, visit www.hendrix.edu/theatrearts or call 501-450-1343.
Uncle Vanya is the story of Alexander,
a retired professor, bringing his beautiful young wife, Yelena, back home to
his country estate and disrupting the lives of others there, including Sonya,
the daughter of the professor and his first wife, and Uncle Vanya, the first
wife’s brother. Yelena’s presence, in particular, creates tension in the
household.
The cast and crew consists
entirely of Hendrix students:
Jenna
Bracas ’19 of Vilonia, Arkansas Stage
Manager
Michael
Crippen Jr. ’19 of White Hall, Arkansas Ilya
Telegin
Brian
Earles ’18 of North Little Rock, Arkansas Technical
Crew
Miracle
Farr ’20 of Marvell, Arkansas Costume,
Makeup, and Lighting
Jack Frey
’21 of Austin, Texas Professor
Alexander Serabryakov
Emily
Gardner ’20 of Little Rock, Arkansas Scenery
and Lighting
Marlee
Hoggard ’21 of Little Rock, Arkansas Marina
Madelyn
Klinkerman ’21 of Pearland, Texas Yelena
Rory
MacNicol ’18 of Little Rock, Arkansas Scene
Shop
Ivy McGrew
’18 of Petit Jean, Arkansas Maria
Voynitsky, Prop Master and Paint
Charge
Dalton
Cole McVay ’21 of Little Rock, Arkansas Night
Watchman, Assistant Stage Manager
Rachel
Partridge ’19 of Little Rock, Arkansas Sonya,
Lighting/Technical Crew
Nugget
Settles ’20 of North Little Rock, Arkansas Technical
Crew
Jackson
Sims ’21 of Little Rock, Arkansas Vanya
Bethany
Starr ’19 of Conway, Arkansas Scene
Shop
Laiken
Thompson ’18 of Denton, Texas Assistant
Stage Manager
Chris
Wahim ’18 of Plano, Texas Dr.
Mikhail Astrov
Kathleen
Wendover ’18 of Littleton, Colorado Scene
Shop
Jonah
White ’20 of Mountain Home, Arkansas Assistant
Stage Manager
Eric
Phillips ’89, a Hendrix alumnus and professor of theatre arts at Ouachita
Baptist University in Arkadelphia, designed the set for this production.
About
Hendrix College
A private liberal arts
college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns recognition as
one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.