Vanya Sonia Masha Spike

 
 
 
Comedy genius, Christopher Durang has picked some of the most intriguing themes and characters from Chekhov, shuffled and tossed them together to create his most recent piece called ‘Vanya Sonia Masha Spike’. The resulting play, which is set in Bucks County, Pennsylvania is not only one of a kind, it is also completely packed with hilarity while being occasionally touching. 
 
The story centers on Vanya and stepsister Sonia, who have lived in their family farmhouse all their lives. While they had to saty home to look after their ill parents, their sister Masha has been trotting around the globe as quite the successful movie star and actress, leaving her Sonia and Vanya feeling utterly trapped. Their cleaning lady, Cassandra continuously warns them difficult situations in the future that include an unexpected visist from Masha along with her twenty-something heart-throb/boy toy, Spike. Directed by Nicholas Martin, the play has been produced by the Lincoln Theatre Center in association with McCarter Theatre Center based in Princeton. Among Martin’s many LCT credits are the performances Chaucer in Rome, Time of the Cuckoo, Observe Sons of Ulster March Towards the Somme, The New Century, and Saturn Returns. Vanya Sonia Masha Spike tickets have become the new topic of town talk among theater-goers fond of situation comedies.
 
American playwright Christopher Durang is best known for his outrageous and frequently absurd comedy spectacles that gained particular prominence in the eighties. His pieces have often focused on the issues of Roman Catholic dogma, homosexuality, child abuse and culture. Durang’s plays have been staged all across the nation including productions on and off Broadway, such as Why Torture is Wrong and Those Who Love Them, Miss Witherspoon, Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Crazy Christmas Binge, Adrift in Macao, Naomi in Living Room, Betty’s Summer Vacation, Vietnamization of New Jersey,  The Actor’s Nightmare, ‘Dentity Crisis, Laughing Wild, Marriage of Bette with Boo, The Idiots Karamazov, A History of American Film, Titanic, The Purpose and Nature of the Universe, Baby With Bathwater, Beyond Therapy, Sister Mary Ignatius Explained It All For You, and Vanya Sonia Masha Spike.
 
Durang has also written a collection of single-act parodies meant to be played in one evening called Durang/ Durang, including such performances as Business Lunch at Russian Tea Room, Wanda’s Visit, Nina in the Morning, Style of the Eye, Mrs Sorken, and For Whom That Southern Belle Tolls (parody of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie).  One of these six acts, Wanda’s Visit was initially written for the popular PBS series called Trying Times, where Durang himself played the waiter.
 
The writer of Vanya Sonia Masha Spike play, is known to have won many accolades including Obie Awards for Betty’s Summer Vacation, Sister Mary Ignatius and Marriage of Boo and Bette. He was nominated for a Tony Award in the category of Best Book of Musical for the drama A History of American Film. In 2006, he was among the finalists for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for the drama Miss Witherspoon. He is also a member of the famous Dramatist guild Council, as well as the co-chair of Julliard’s playwriting program. He has gained numerous fellowships alongside high profile grants such as Rockfeller, Guggenheim, Kenyon Festival Theatre Playwright Prize, Lecomte du Nouy Foundation grant and the CBS Playwriting Fellowship.  In May 2010, New York Innovative Theatre awarded Durang the first ever Luminary Award for his contributions Off-Off-Broadway.
 
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