Auditions for Comedy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, at the Mendocino Theatre Company!
The Mendocino Theatre Company announces auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, written by Christopher Durang. This unhinged, absurdist farce will be directed by New York based director, Stephanie C. Cunningham.
Auditions will be held April 13th and 14th at 6:30 p.m. at the Mendocino Theatre Company, 45200 Little Lake Street, Mendocino. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike performs June 11th through July 19th, 2015.
In this high octane absurdist farce, aging B-movie star Masha visits her siblings: Sonia, a self pitying orphan, and Vanya, her sardonic yet contemplative brother. The siblings, deliberately named for Chekhov characters, must quickly contend with a weekend of insanity when Masha’s boy-toy Spike, starry eyed ingénue Nina, and Cassandra (a clairvoyant voodoo-wielding cleaning lady), are thrown into the mix.
Written by the master of absurdist comedy, this wild, off-the-wall farce was the most performed play in America in 2014 according to American Theatre Magazine. Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best New Play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is an uproariously funny treat for anyone who loves to laugh.
Director Stephanie C. Cunningham will not be in attendance; auditions will be recorded and sent to the director for casting in advance of her arrival. The director requests that actors prepare a single comedic monologue of any length (memorization and resumes are recommended). Actors may additionally be asked to read from the script at the auditions.
All roles are open for audition:
Vanya, Male, 40s to 60s
Masha, Female, 50s
Sonia, Female, 50s
Spike, Male, 20s to Late 20s
Nina, Female, Teens to Late 20s
Cassandra, Female, any age
For more information, contact Producing Director Felicia Freitas at
707-937-2718 or at
mtc@mcn.org. To check out a perusal script, please contact the MTC Box Office at
707-937-4477, located at 45200 Little Lake St., Mendocino.
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