White Heron Theatre's VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Begins in August

The White Heron Theatre Company is proud to present the Tony Award-winning play - Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike - written by Christopher Durang and directed by Tony Award-winner Martin Platt.

The play will star Liam Craig as Vanya. Craig has been seen on Broadway in Boeing Boeing; in film in The Royal Tenenbaums; and on TV in Unforgettable, Rescue Me and Law and Order.

Carol Halstead performs as Sonia. Halstead has worked extensively on and off Broadway and in Regional Theatres across the country. Most recently she was seen as Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town at the Chatauqua Theatre Company.

Lynne Bolton performs as Masha. Bolton has performed on the White Heron Stage in Candida and Boston Marriage, and has directed God of Carnage, Family Furniture and Miracle on South Division Street.

The cast will also include several returning company members. Brandy Zarle has worked extensively in Broadway tours and regional theatre, most recently seen in Other Desert Cities at Triad Stage; Marina Bousa was seen in Family Furniture last season; and newcomer Jack Fellows has worked in television and film, and performed regionally including recently Bus Stop at Baltimore Center Stage.

Performances will take place August 22, 24, 25, 26 and 31, and September 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, all at 7:30 p.m., on the main stage at White Heron's 2015 summer home - Nantucket's Dreamland Theater on Water Street.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a masterful, utterly hilarious comedy about grown siblings and the complications of managing their recently-deceased parents, and the family's, country estate in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A mashup of the comedies of Anton Chekhov, the result is an absolutely hysterical look at grown sibling relationships.

Described by the New York Times as "deliriously funny," Durang's comedy focuses on Vanya, who has lived his entire life with his stepsister Sonia in their family's farmhouse. While they stayed home to take care of their ailing parents, their sister Masha has been gallivanting around the world as a successful actress and movie star, leaving Vanya and Sonia to feel trapped and regretful. Their soothsayer/cleaning woman Cassandra keeps warning them about terrible things in the future, including a sudden visit from Masha and her twenty-something boy-toy Spike.

Nominated for six Tony Awards, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike won the award for "Best Play" in 2013.

"We are thrilled to bring this enchanting Broadway play to Nantucket, helmed by the talents of Martin Platt, who has been with the show since the very beginning," said Michael Kopko, Executive Director and Co-Artistic Director of White Heron Theatre and the Nantucket Theatre Institute. "This play is sure to delight audiences with its combination of humor and themes of family and relationships."

For more details about Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, please visit www.whiteherontheatre.org. All tickets and packages are on sale and available for purchase through the company's website or box office at 508-825-5268. To get the latest news about the new theatre, and learn when performances will occur, please follow the White Heron Theatre Company on social media and their newsletter.

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