Listen in as Incel Vanya playwright & director Duncan Pflaster, along with actor Neysa Lozano (Selena), discuss titles from typos, the smartest character onstage, finding modern resonance in classic drama, “rehearsing with an audience,” icky grossness in charming characters, getting stuck because of your philosophy, putting the comedy back into Chekhov, and finding a way to make sure the show always goes on.

“…the more I started to think about it, the more it made sense that Vanya would be an incel, if he lived today; then all the pieces started to fit into place…this is a more straightforward modernization of the story, touching on what we’re all living through today…”

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The Tank and Cross-Eyed Bear Productions present

Incel Vanya

written & directed by Duncan Pflaster

thru July 19, 2026

The Tank
312 W. 36th Street
Manhattan

tickets: $13-$33 (sliding scale) available via The Tank