breaking string

[info] | [tickets] Summertime in Austin seems a good season to waste with late breakfasts, midday naps, and other heat avoidance tactics.

In Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, a stifling hot month spent in idleness is cause for complaint, and even violence, and the gentle pace of Breaking String's elegant production at the Off Center belies the sadness tucked away in each character's heart.

Writing a review of Breaking String’s production of The Cherry Orchard leaves one with a predicament familiar to so many of Chekhov’s characters—it’s hard to know how to make a go of it.