"Guillermo Calderon is an authentic genius of the theater . . . you can't say you've heard or seen any of it before, which may make you want to hear and see it again."--"The New Yorker"

""Neva"'s neobrutalist punch demonstrates . . . the enduring power of art."--"Time Out New York"

"Brilliant and provocative."--"TheatreMania"

"A lovely, disturbing drama . . . Calderon's drama is Chekhovian in the best sense."--"The Village Voice"

This politically charged, haunting yet humorous meditation on theater and the revolutionary impulse tells the story of three actors, including Anton Chekhov's widow, who gather to rehearse scenes from "The Cherry Orchard" as Russia faces an impending revolution. A savage examination of the relationship between theater and historical context, "Neva" is the author's first play, which he directed for its English language premiere at the Public Theater in New York City.

Guillermo Calderon is Chile's foremost contemporary theater artist. His plays include "Diciembre (December)," "Clase (Class)," "Villa," "Discurso (Speech)," "Quake," and "Escuela (School)," and his productions have toured extensively through South America and Europe. His co-written screenplay "Violeta" won the World Cinema Jury Prize for Drama at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and other awards include Best Play of the Year (Art Critics Circle of Chile), three Chilean Altazor Awards for Best Playwright and Best Director, and the 2010 Bank of Scotland Angel Award (Edinburgh Fringe Festival).

Society is fuelled by anger; dissatisfaction shapes Twitter feeds, online petitions and protest marches. But is that enough to bring about change? Alejandra and Marcela are female anarchists, nervously planning to plant bombs in the middle of the night. They don't want violence. They just want to be heard. Prison's not much of a threat when most of your friends are inside. Then they meet Jose Miguel. He is from a different generation, a time when revolution was ripe and activism alive, and he's committed to change by any means possible.