Audition Information

Director Robin Werkema invites you to audition for this Tony Award-winning comedy!

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

by Christopher Durang

Having spent the first thirty years of their adulthood as full-time caregivers to their parents, Vanya and Sonia now find an uneasy solace in their mundane lives. Masha, their sister, has provided for the family with her successful acting career, but does she feel any more fulfilled than her siblings? One summer weekend, when an earnest neighbor girl, a sexy paramour, a prophetic housemaid, and the trio all collide at their farmhouse, the siblings will be forced to reckon with the realities of their lives, with what they have been and haven’t been and still could be — in the most absurd and hilarious ways possible!

This show contains strong language and is recommended for mature audiences. 

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Auditions are

Sunday, June 7th @ 2pm

&

Monday June 8th @ 7pm

Callbacks will be held

Wednesday, June 10th @ 7pm

*link to audition form found below

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Character Descriptions

Vanya - male presenting, appears 50-60 years old, a gay man. Creative, intelligent, calm, and resigned: Vanya tries to accept life as it is, even if it’s disappointing. He has a passionate side that has yet to be nurtured. As the eldest sibling, he’s often a steadying hand for his younger sisters.

Sonia - female presenting, appears 50-60 years old, the adoptive sister of Vanya and Masha. Restless and regretful, in need of self-confidence. Sonia is jealous of her sister’s acting career. Her mind inhabits two extremes — soaring through elaborate alternate lives she might have lived, and plunging into the most punishing interpretations of the life she has. Sonia does an impression of Dame Maggie Smith in the play. The director is open to the idea of this being either a good impression or a comically bad one.

Masha - female presenting, appears 50-60 years old, a glamorous B-list movie actress who provides her family with financial support and dominates them with her ego. Narcissistic and insecure, Masha struggles with aging and with her career not being all she hoped it would be. Not unlike her sister, she can be hysterically over-dramatic. **Actors should note that Masha and Spike share several kisses of differing levels of passion. An intimacy coach will be working to ensure the safety and comfort of the actors.**

Spike - male presenting, appears in his late 20s - early 30s, Masha’s sexy young boyfriend. Gregarious and charming but also highly self-absorbed, he uses older actresses to climb his way up the showbiz ladder. Spike is comically vapid and a one-dimensional foil to the middle-aged siblings. **Actors should note that Spike is extremely comfortable with his body and strips down to his briefs more than once. He also shares several kisses of differing levels of passion with Masha. An intimacy coach will be working to ensure the safety and comfort of the actors.**

Cassandra - female presenting, any age in appearance. Vanya and Sonia’s quirky housekeeper, a soothsayer with a soft spot for the family (despite her surly exterior). Boisterous and unapologetic. In a cheeky nod to Greek tragedy, Cassandra’s ominous, melodramatic prophecies often come to pass.

Nina - female presenting, appears in her 20s, a hopeful young actress visiting her family in the neighborhood. Starstruck by Masha, Nina is sincere, naive, innocent, and kindly, with an earnest enthusiasm for the theater.

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The Barley Sheaf Players warmly welcomes and strongly encourages individuals of all races, ethnicities, ages, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and backgrounds to audition.

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Please fill out our audition form at the link below. We look forward to seeing you!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoHSIiCJERFRDFL8Al3cDCUCY7G2xy3z3DmpBkSxaTguN7dg/viewform?usp=header

Auditions are

Sunday, July 19 @ 7pm

Tuesday, July 21 @ 7pm

Callbacks will be held

Thursday, July 23 @ 7pm

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Auditions are:

Sunday, September 13 @ 7pm

Monday, September 14 @ 7pm

Callbacks will be held

Wednesday, September 16 @ 7pm

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Auditons will be:

Sunday, November 8 @ 7pm

Tuesday, November 10 @ 7pm

Callbacks will be held

Wednesday, November 11 @ 7pm

Auditions will be

Sunday, January 17 @ 7pm

Tuesday, January 19 @ 7pm

Callbacks will be held:

Thursday, January 21 @ 7pm

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Auditions will be:

Sunday, March 7 @ 7pm

Monday, March 8 @ 7pm

Callbacks will be held:

Wednesday, March 10 @ 7pm

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