"Photo Call: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Welcomes Tony Award Winner Julie White", "Billy Magnussen Will Exit Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike", "SFist Reviews: 'Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike' At Berkeley Rep", "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Berkeley Rep", "David Hyde Pierce Will Direct Christine Ebersole, Mark Blum, Shalita Grant, Kristine Nielsen in West Coast Vanya and Sonia", "Photo Flash: Phoenix Theatre's VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, Now Playing", "Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike Arrive at the Guthrie in Christopher Durang Comedy, Opening Tonight", "Chekhov, changed, yet the same in Guthrie's 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, "Arizona Theatre Company Kicks Off 2014-15 With Hilarious Broadway Hit, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike", "Oct 17 – Nov 16, 2014: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike", "Christopher Durang to Star in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Bucks County Playhouse", "Spotlight on Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike", "Playbill Theatre Week in Review, March 9–15: Critics Respond to the New Plays by Christopher Durang, Annie Baker, Craig Lucas", "Kinky Boots, Vanya and Sonia, Pippin and Virginia Woolf? Thought-provoking Through humour, Durang is able to articulate many ideas relevant today, such as global warming and the absurdities of much of modern technology. It’s a very clever and witty piece of writing, described by Durang as Chekhovian characters and themes “put through a blender”. And you don’t need to know a darn thing about Anton Chekhov or his plays to find it deliriously funny! [28] In 2014, the show ran at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis,[29][30] and in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. [34], Although Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a comedy, it has some darker elements that pervade its themes. "[12] He noted the play does not compare with some of Durang's most absurd work, calling it "blander and thinner". Are Big Winners at 67th Annual Tony Awards", "Tony Award Nominee Billy Magnussen Strips Down and Feels the Love in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike", "Small Wonder – Newcomer Shalita Grant Grabs a Tony Nod in Her Broadway Debut", "Billy Porter, Andrea Martin, Pippin, Matilda, Vanya and Sonia Win Drama Desk Awards", "NY Drama Critics' Circle Awards Matilda and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike With Top Honors", "2013 Theatre World Award Winners Announced", "Lucille Lortel Nominees Include The Flick, Murder Ballad, Jake Gyllenhaal, Vanessa Redgrave", "Pippin Is Big Winner of 2012-13 Outer Critics Circle Awards", "Natasha, Vanya and Sonia, Closer Than Ever, The Piano Lesson and More Win Off-Broadway Alliance Awards", "Casting Society Salutes 'Mud,' 'Argo,' Michael J. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia live in the family home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Obviously, when we look for plays to produce, we concentrate on those that provide good roles for women over 40. [42] The play won the 58th Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play and the 2013 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. Vanya (who is gay) and Sonia (who is forever reminding everyone that she was adopted) spend their days reflecting on their lost chances, debating whether the grove of nine cherry trees on their property constitutes an orchard,[2][3] and bemoaning their rather Chekhovian lot in life. [6] Rather than mimic Three Sisters, his play has a sister, brother and adopted sister, with the latter two being the most Chekhovian of the title characters. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a comedy play written by Christopher Durang. It transferred to Broadway in 2013.  |, Brendan Lemon [35] Weaver portrayed a movie star who was "overindulgent, self-centered, and unaware she’s on the decline." Their soothsayer/cleaning woman Cassandra keeps warning them about terrible things in the future, which include a sudden visit from Masha and her twenty-something boy toy Spike. Mark Kennedy of The Washington Post suggested Durang, with whom Weaver graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 1974, may have written the role for her. The story revolves around the relationships of three middle-aged single siblings, two of whom live together, and takes place during a visit by the third, Masha, who supports them. [6] After five marriages to her contemporaries, Masha has taken up with Spike in a May–December relationship. [5] As they prepare for the party, Masha tells them she intends to sell the house, leaving Vanya and Sonia devastated. Vanya reacts by launching into an impassioned rant, criticizing America's cultural regression in communication and media, while fondly and wistfully recalling the surroundings and memories of his childhood. [21] The play was directed by Nicholas Martin with the set designed by David Korins and costumes by Emily Rebholz. [11], The play opened Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater on November 12, 2012, after previews from October 25, and ran until January 20, 2013. Fall 2012 | Issue 58, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike "[14] He also noted that in Durang's plays, "heartache is generally fodder for belly laughs" and that Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike had plenty. [16] The Broadway engagement, originally announced to close on June 30, was extended to July 28, 2013[17] and again to August 25. Funny Christopher Durang has a talent for sharp, honest humor and, while his plays often veer off into the absurd, they are both entertaining and contemplative. [38] Brantley noted that the work was suitable for any audience: "Even if you’ve never read a word of Chekhov, you’re likely to find plenty to make you laugh: Mr. Hyde Pierce’s skillfully low-key comic discomfort; Ms. Nielsen’s segues from manic eruption into glazed smiling stupor; Ms. Weaver’s game sendup of every self-loving, self-doubting movie queen there ever was. The utterly hilarious and occasionally touching result is his latest play set in present day Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [27], In September/October 2013, a separate production ran in the Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis, produced by Bryan Fonseca. Masha's fifth marriage has recently ended and her career is starting to stall. It deals with the intricacies of family life with minimal plot and action, like a good Chekhov play does, and some of the character names as well as ideas are taken from Chekov. [20] "The house expanded with each of the play's moves, first from McCarter Theatre's proscenium stage to Newhouse Theater's thrust stage, then to the Golden Theatre's proscenium stage. Listen to a conversation with cast members David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen and Sigourney Weaver. [33], Playwright Durang starred as Vanya alongside Marilu Henner as Masha in a production at the Bucks County Playhouse from July 17 to August 10, 2014. Roles for women over 40 Two of the title characters provide roles for women in their 50s and the role of Cassandra can be played by a woman of any age. Nicholas Martin directed the play, which we produced in association with the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton. [38] Several reviewers agreed that the show was "a bit of a patchwork". Truthful The themes that run through Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike – romanticizing the past, feeling like life has passed you by, that you didn’t reach your potential, unrequited love, fear of life, of death, of losing your space, your home, your place in the vast scheme of things – are all things we have felt at one time or another. [6] Durang says that "Cassandra, who's a cleaning woman and soothsayer, is like the Greek-tragedy Cassandra. Valley Players is supported by a partnership with the, The Lover by Harold Pinter at Lincoln Theater. Named after Chekhov's characters by their theater-enthusiast professor parents, Vanya and Sonia have not had to grow up. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a comedy play written by Christopher Durang. [8] The play, which was originally a one-act play,[9] ran at the McCarter Theatre[10] from September 7, 2012, to October 14, 2012. [24], Following its Broadway run, the show ran at Berkeley, California's Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September and October 2013 with Anthony Fusco as Vanya, Sharon Lockwood as Sonia, Lorri Holt as Masha, and Mark Junek as Spike. [21][22] On July 28, Weaver left the cast and was replaced by Julie White as Masha. Sonia's resentments and Masha's competitive nature begin to spark arguments, and while Vanya tries to keep the peace, he is repeatedly distracted by the preening Spike, who takes every opportunity possible to strip down and show off his muscular body. Brantley said there was comfort in an evening of deliverance of Chekhov's "lost souls", by Durang. [4] When told she will be going as one of the dwarfs, Sonia rebels and dresses up as the Evil Queen, imagining her as portrayed by Maggie Smith on her way to the Oscars. They share some elements but are fully imagined. [12] Their deceased parents were "college professors who dabbled in community theater". We also look for plays that will fill the air with thoughts, humor and sincerity. In VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, master of comedy, Christopher Durang, takes characters and themes from Chekhov, pours them into a blender and mixes them up. Fox at Artios Awards", Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You, Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vanya_and_Sonia_and_Masha_and_Spike&oldid=983827019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play, This page was last edited on 16 October 2020, at 13:37. Meanwhile, Masha comes from Chekhov's Three Sisters. [15], It opened on Broadway on March 14, 2013, at the John Golden Theatre,[9] after previews beginning March 5. While they stayed home to take care of their ailing parents, their sister Masha has been gallivanting around the world as a successful actress and movie star, leaving Vanya and Sonia to feel trapped and regretful.

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