The Nebraska Repertory Theatre production of Christopher Durang’s comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” plays at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Temple Building’s Howell Theatre.
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” is one of five shows featured in the Nebraska Repertory Theatre’s 47th season. The schedule, which includes two one-night only Destinations performances, runs through Aug. 10.
The three main shows are the Christopher Durang comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Mash and Spike,” Annie Baker’s “Circle Mirror Transformation” and Paul Slade Smith’s “Unnecessary Farce. The one-night only performances are Jon Robin Baitz’s staged reading of “Other Desert Cities” on July 29 and the premiere performance of SloDance, Lincoln’s newest modern dance company, in “P(l)aying Due(t)s on Aug. 5.
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” was the most produced play in the United States in 2013 and was named the year’s best play by the Tony Awards, Drama Desk and New York Drama Critics Circle.
The play opens with aging siblings Vanya and Sonia bemoaning how their lives have slipped away as they sit drinking morning coffee in a rural Pennsylvanian manse paid for by Masha, their sister and famous actress. However, the situation is turned upside down as the self-absorbed Masha and her beefcake boy toy Spike show up unannounced.
The final showing of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” is 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8.
Season passes, which allow for unlimited attendance to all three of the main shows and free admission to the Destinations performances, are available for $60 general admission; $55 faculty, staff, senior citizens and active military; and $35 students and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members. Individual tickets to the three main shows are available at $25, $22 and $12, while tickets to the Destinations series are $7 each.
The season passes and individual tickets are available at the Lied Center for Performing Arts box office weekdays and in the Temple Building lobby one-hour prior to a performance. Tickets can also be purchased online at http://unl.edu/rep or by calling (402) 472-4747.
The Nebraska Repertory Theatre is the professional theatre within UNL’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film. The Rep employs actors, directors and designers from across the country.
