Uncle Vanya plays at the CSC from 17 Jan - 1 Mar opening night set for 12 Feb

Classic Stage Company�s upcoming new production of Anton Chekhov�s Uncle Vanya, starring Tony Award winner Denis O�Hare as 'Vanya', Maggie Gyllenhaal as 'Yelena' and Peter Sarsgaard as 'Astrov', has set its official opening night for 12 Feb 2009.

Directed by Austin Pendleton, Uncle Vanya will begin previews on 17 Jan 2009 at Classic Stage Company and play a limited engagement through to 1 Mar 2009.

The cast will also feature Mamie Gummer (Sonya), Louis Zorich (Waffles), George Morfogen (Srebryakov), Delphi Harrington (Maria) and Cyrilla Baer (Marina).

Tony Award winner O�Hare (Take Me Out) last performed at CSC in Yasmina Reza�s 'A Spanish Play,' stars as 'Uncle Vanya,' the quintessential superfluous man, who wakes up one morning to discover he has wasted his life in the service of others, in Chekhov�s tragicomic masterpiece of dashed dreams, thwarted love and eternal longing.

Uncle Vanya will feature scenic design by three time Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto, costume design by Suzy Benzinger and lighting design by Jason Lyons.

Maggie Gyllenhaal (Yelena Adreevna) film credits include 'Sherrybaby' (Golden Globe nomination), 'Secretary' (Golden Globe nomination), 'The Dark Knight', 'Donnie Darko', 'Happy Endings' and 'World Trade Center,' among others. Off-Broadway she played 'Priscilla Ceiling' in Tony Kushner�s Homebody/Kabul, which played at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles (2003), and at Brooklyn Academy of Music (2004).

Peter Sarsgaard (Astrov) recently made his Broadway debut in the Broadway production of The Seagull, as 'Trigorin', starring opposite Kristin Scott Thomas. Other stage work includes the Signature Theatre production of Lanford Wilson�s 'Burn This,' as well as 'Kingdom of Earth, 'opposite Cynthia Nixon. He film credits include 'Shattered Glass,' 'Boys Don�t Cry,' 'Kinsey,' 'Garden State,' 'Jarhead,' 'The Dying Gaul' and 'Rendition,' among others.

Austin Pendleton has directed Uncle Vanya twice before, at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 1972 and at the Hartman Theatre in Stamford in 1980; both times featuring sets by Santo Loquasto, however, CSC�s new production will feature a new direction and design.