▁direct ing ▁career ▁as ▁the ▁“ enf ant ▁terrible ” ▁of ▁the ▁Vil n us ▁State ▁Youth ▁Theater , ▁working ▁there ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁st int ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Ka unas ▁National ▁D rama ▁Theatre . ▁During ▁the ▁Soviet ▁era , ▁major ▁works ▁that ▁he ▁produced ▁include ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Square ▁by ▁Y el ise ye va ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Love ▁and ▁Death ▁in ▁Ver ona ▁by ▁Ant an ė lis ▁and ▁G eda ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁Pi ros man i , ▁Pi ros man i , ▁A ▁Day ▁Long er ▁Th an ▁a ▁H undred ▁Years ▁by ▁A it mat ov ▁( 1 9 8 3 ) ▁and ▁Uncle ▁V anya ▁by ▁Che kh ov ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁Of ▁these ▁the ▁two ▁most ▁important ▁were ▁The ▁Square ▁and ▁Uncle ▁V anya . ▁In ▁the ▁first , ▁life ▁in ▁prison ▁was ▁measured ▁by ▁counting ▁sugar ▁cub es , ▁which ▁aud ien ces ▁interpreted ▁as ▁a ▁met ap hor ▁for ▁Soviet ▁life ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁latter , ▁Ast rov ' s ▁maps ▁were ▁tiny ▁post age ▁st amps , ▁which ▁Y el ena ▁viewed ▁through ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁magn ifying ▁screen . ▁This ▁performance ▁of ▁Uncle ▁V anya ▁broke ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁st aging ▁this ▁play ▁set ▁by ▁Constantin ▁Stanis lav ski ▁. ▁His ▁performances ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁L IF