Andrew Dzeguze is thrilled to be in this production of Life Sucks, with all of these brilliant people. Prior Theatrikos shows include Miracle on 34th Street (Mr. Macy), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Gaston) and The Nerd (Warnock “Ticky” Waldgrave). His primary performance spaces during the week are the lecture halls and classrooms of NAU, where he is an Associate Teaching Professor as well as the Pre-Law Advisor in the Politics and International Affairs Department and oversees the Mock Trial program. With sincere thanks to the love of his life, Marti Canipe, for yet again letting him devote so much time and effort to embodying a moody and grumpy old man that could have been devoted to snuggling and adventures.
In this brash reworking of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies gather to grapple with life’s thorniest questions—and each other. What could possibly go wrong? Incurably lustful and lonely, hapless and hopeful, these seven souls collide and stumble their way towards a new understanding that LIFE SUCKS! Or does it?