November
16, 2017
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kingston,
ON – Bottle Tree Productions presents the Kingston premier of
Christopher Durang's Tony Award winning comedy Vanya
and Sonia and Masha and Spike.
Starring Sean Roberts, Amie Bello. Helen von Bretzke, Daniel Pauley,
Cassel Miles and Hannah Smith, and directed by Gord Love, this play
will keep you in stitches. The play runs at the Grand Theatre in the
Baby Grand from Nov. 23-Dec. 2 and you can get tickets online at the
Grand Theatre website, or in person at the box office or by phoning
613-530-2050.
Durang's take on sibling
dynamics is pointed up in this comedy, as Helen von Bretzke's aging
starlet, Masha , comes home to visit her brother and sister. She
brings news and a young man – a VERY young man. Her life is
perfect, she has ventured out into the world and has been successful
in her career--and she has Spike (Daniel Pauley), her handsome young
lover, to decorate her arm.
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| Sean Roberts and Amie Bello as Vanya and Sonia (photo H.Smith) |
Her brother, Vanya (Sean
Roberts), and her sister, Sonia (Amie Bello), have stayed in the
family home to care for their aging parents, who have since passed
on. Theirs was a life of apologising to neighbours for the
inappropriate antics of their unwell parents, changing adult diapers,
and waiting for the blue heron to make its appearance at the pond.
They are dissatisfied with their lives, and with each other. Masha's
visit only serves to highlight to them that they have not lived their
lives and they find themselves in middle age with nothing behind
them, and no prospects for the future.
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| Sean Roberts, Cassel Miles, and Daniel Pauley |
Cassandra, their prescient
housekeeper, expertly played by Cassel Miles, brings premonitions
about events that will come to pass, In true oracular style, she
speaks riddles that contain advice for the siblings. Of course, they
think she is crazy, but her warning “Beware of Hootie Pie” hits
home.
Spike finds aspiring actress
Nina (Hannah Smith) and invites her to meet his famous girlfriend and
her family. Nina is a breath of fresh air and hope; young,
optimistic, romantic, innocent. Masha is not impressed.
Can anything help this
dysfunctional family dynamic? We must always hope.
Vanya
and Sonia and Masha and Spike
plays at the Baby Grand Thursday November 23-Saturday December 2.
Due to strong language and partial nudity, it may be unsuitable for
some patrons.
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