خلاصه داستان : در اواخر دهه 1980،کارگردان مشهور تئاتر "آندره گرگوری" گروهی از دوستانش و بازیگران را دور هم جمع کرده و برداشت جدیدی از نمایش "دایی وانیا" نوشته "آنتوان چخوف" را تمرین کردند ...

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 1899 play "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.