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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
22 November 2025 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Written By: Christopher Durang
Creative Team: Directed by Hayley Horton
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang is a hilarious and poignant comedy that playfully riffs on themes and characters from the works of Anton Chekhov.
It won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2013 starring Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Billy Magnussen.
This will be the South Australian premiere production.
All roles are open and we encourage all actors 18+ to audition.
Information Session:
Audition Information: https://www.trybooking.com/DEWHR
| Audition Information #:1 | |
| Date: | 22/11/2025 |
| Time From – Time to: | 10:00 – 17:30 |
| Audition Information #:2 | |
| Date: | 26/11/2025 |
| Time From – Time to: | 17:30 – 20:30 |
| Character Descriptions #:1 | |
| Role Name: | Vanya |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | 50s |
| Role Information: | lives in Bucks County with Sonia, his adopted sister; resigned to his life, more or less, at least compared to Sonia. |
| Character Descriptions #:2 | |
| Role Name: | Sonia |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 50s |
| Role Information: | lives in Bucks County with Vanya; discontent, upset, regretful. Ideally can do a half decent Maggie Smith impression. |
| Character Descriptions #:3 | |
| Role Name: | Masha |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 50s |
| Role Information: | Vanya and Sonia’s sister; a B-list movie actress who gallivants around the world, glamorous and self-centered.Intimacy requirement: heterosexual kissing with younger character, Spike. |
| Character Descriptions #:4 | |
| Role Name: | Spike |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | 20s |
| Role Information: | Masha’s new companion; an aspiring actor who’s very attractive but self-absorbed. Requires a traditional “matinee idol” look and physique.Intimacy requirement: must be comfortable performing in skimpy clothing/underwear for the costume party; heterosexual kissing with older character, Masha. |
| Character Descriptions #:5 | |
| Role Name: | Nina |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 20s |
| Role Information: | niece of Vanya and Sonia’s neighbours; an energetic and sincere would-be actress who is star struck by Masha. |
| Character Descriptions #:6 | |
| Role Name: | Cassandra |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 30+ |
| Role Information: | Vanya and Sonia’s odd housekeeper; a soothsayer who often makes ominous predictions. |
More Information at: https://www.trybooking.com/DEWHR
Contact: Annabel
theatreguild@adelaide.edu.au