Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike
by Christopher Durang

Name: Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike
Brand: Christopher Durang
SKU: 9780802122384
Rating: 3.95 (1777 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 minsPresent DayEnsemble CastInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk AwardDrama League AwardOuter Critics CircleTony Award

Winner! 2013 Tony Award for Best Play Winner! 2013 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play Winner! 2013 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play Winner! 2013 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Play Winner! 2014 Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the clever humor and engaging characters in this modern take on Chekhov's themes. Many highlight its balance of lightheartedness and deeper emotional moments, making it a unique blend of comedy and insight. Overall, the play is seen as a significant contribution to contemporary theatre, with strong potential for both reading and performance.

Clever and hilarious scriptEngaging charactersBalancing comedy with depthSome jokes don't translate well to the page

Synopsis

Tony Award Winner, Best Play: “Hugely entertaining…deliciously madcap…offers some keen insights into the challenges and agonies of 21st-century life.”—USA Today

Nominated for six Tony Awards, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is one of the most lauded and beloved Broadway plays of recent years.

Vanya and his adopted sister Sonia live a quiet life in the Pennsylvania farmhouse where they grew up, but their peace is disturbed when their movie star sister, Masha, returns unannounced with her twenty-something boy toy, Spike—and a weekend of rivalry, regret, and raucousness begins…

Winner of the Outer Circle Critics Award for Best Play

Winner of the Drama League Award for Best Production of a Play

Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Play

Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Production

Winner of the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Play

Press Reviews

"Brainy and witty and clever and cute."
— Variety

"[Durang] suggests that there comes a time when adolescent notions of grown-up despair need to be put aside. You might say that Vanya et alia tempers both Chekhovian ennui and Durangian angst with the calming spirit of acceptance that antidepressants are supposed to instill."
— The New York Times

"Churning Chekhov into modern-day chuckles."
— New York Daily News

"Both breathtakingly funny and quietly poignant, this Chekhov-inspired work – for which knowledge of the Russian master's plays is not a requirement – is pure joy from start to finish."
— Backstage

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Sonia His adopted sister, early 50s, living with him in Bucks County. Discontent, upset, regretful.	female	50s	His adopted sister, early 50s, living with him in Bucks County. Discontent, upset, regretful.
Masha His sister, 50s, glamorous and successful actress who goes gallivanting around the world.	female	50s	His sister, 50s, glamorous and successful actress who goes gallivanting around the world.
Spike An aspiring actor, 29 or younger, Masha’s new companion. Sexy, self-absorbed, but otherwise outgoing and friendly.	—	—	An aspiring actor, 29 or younger, Masha’s new companion. Sexy, self-absorbed, but otherwise outgoing and friendly.
Nina Lovely, sincere would-be actress, early 20s, visiting her aunt and uncle next door. Star struck, earnest and energetic.	female	20s	Lovely, sincere would-be actress, early 20s, visiting her aunt and uncle next door. Star struck, earnest and energetic.
Cassandra Cleaning lady and soothsayer, any age, any race. In the original production, she was played by an African American actress in her 20s.	female	20s	Cleaning lady and soothsayer, any age, any race. In the original production, she was played by an African American actress in her 20s.
Vanya 50s, living in Bucks County. Resigned to his life, more or less, at least compared to Sonia.	male	50s	50s, living in Bucks County. Resigned to his life, more or less, at least compared to Sonia.