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AUDITIONS JUNE 17 FOR: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang
Auditions will be held in the Community Room at the Emporium Arts Center at 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN
at 7:00 pm. Please meet us in front of the Emporium and we will lead you downstairs. If you cannot come on this date or need to arrive later, please email us at freespirittheatre@mail.com
The production will be done in dinner theatre format at Jubilee Banquet Facility on Friday-Sunday, July 26-28. Rehearsals begin June 24.
Info about the play:
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries the imperious Masha.
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:
"Broad comic acting is raised to the level of high art…deliriously funny…a heedless good time." —NY Times.
"…riotous…the show's a ton of fun even if you can't tell your Seagull from your Uncle Vanya…This is the kind of full-on comedy that's sadly rare on Broadway." —NY Post.
"Hugely entertaining…few contemporary playwrights have proven as deft as Durang at mining both the absurdity and the dangers of human folly…in its own deliciously madcap way, the new work offers some keen insights into the challenges and agonies of twenty-first-century life." —USA Today.
"Everyone has a monologue that is nothing short of hilarious. (You'll find yourself using that word a lot.)…You've only spent a weekend with these people, but you might want to spend the rest of your life with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike."—Huffington Post.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
Vanya, Sonia, & Masha are siblings and should be close in age--anywhere from 45-65.
Vanya: Resigned to his life, mild-mannered, and understanding
Sonia: Malcontent, upset, regretful, yet not without pathos
Masha: Glamorous, successful actor, a bit of a diva (but a little insecure)
Spike: An aspiring actor, age 20-35, sexy, self-absorbed (Masha's boy toy)
Nina: Lovely, sincere would-be actor, starstruck and energetic, age 18-25
Cassandra: Cleaning lady and soothsayer, any age, race, or size. Could even be a drag queen, it is Durang after all.
Auditions will be held in the Community Room at the Emporium Arts Center at 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN
at 7:00 pm. Please meet us in front of the Emporium and we will lead you downstairs. If you cannot come on this date or need to arrive later, please email us at freespirittheatre@mail.com
The production will be done in dinner theatre format at Jubilee Banquet Facility on Friday-Sunday, July 26-28. Rehearsals begin June 24.
Info about the play:
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries the imperious Masha.
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:
"Broad comic acting is raised to the level of high art…deliriously funny…a heedless good time." —NY Times.
"…riotous…the show's a ton of fun even if you can't tell your Seagull from your Uncle Vanya…This is the kind of full-on comedy that's sadly rare on Broadway." —NY Post.
"Hugely entertaining…few contemporary playwrights have proven as deft as Durang at mining both the absurdity and the dangers of human folly…in its own deliciously madcap way, the new work offers some keen insights into the challenges and agonies of twenty-first-century life." —USA Today.
"Everyone has a monologue that is nothing short of hilarious. (You'll find yourself using that word a lot.)…You've only spent a weekend with these people, but you might want to spend the rest of your life with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike."—Huffington Post.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
Vanya, Sonia, & Masha are siblings and should be close in age--anywhere from 45-65.
Vanya: Resigned to his life, mild-mannered, and understanding
Sonia: Malcontent, upset, regretful, yet not without pathos
Masha: Glamorous, successful actor, a bit of a diva (but a little insecure)
Spike: An aspiring actor, age 20-35, sexy, self-absorbed (Masha's boy toy)
Nina: Lovely, sincere would-be actor, starstruck and energetic, age 18-25
Cassandra: Cleaning lady and soothsayer, any age, race, or size. Could even be a drag queen, it is Durang after all.