VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Opens Tonight at Classic Theatre of San Antonio

In this Tony Award-winning comedy, based very loosely on the works of Anton Chekhov with a nod to Euripides, middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia live in the family home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. After spending their adulthood looking after their recently deceased parents, neither has a job and money is provided by their movie star sister Masha, who owns the house and pays the bills. Vanya (who is gay) and Sonia (who is forever reminding everyone that she was adopted) spend their days reflecting on their lost chances, debating whether the grove of ten or eleven cherry trees on their property constitutes an orchard, and bemoaning their lot in life. The only regular visitor to the house is their cleaning woman Cassandra, who, like her Greek namesake, is prone to making dire prophecies that no one believes. When Masha returns home with her latest boy-toy, Spike, the entire household is put into upheaval and its residents and visitors get swept up in an intoxicating mixture of lust, rivalry, regret and the sudden possibility of escape.

Vanya... features: John O'Neill, Anna Gangai, Emily Spicer, John Stillwaggon, Danielle King and McKenna Liesman. The production team includes Karen Arredondo (Scene Design), Steven Starr (Lighting Design), Kitty Williams (Costume Design) and Rick Malone (Sound Design). Directed by Diane Malone.

SHOW DATES: May 1-17, 2015

SHOW TIMES: Performances are Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM.

LOCATION: All Performances are at The Classic Theatre, 1924 Fredericksburg Road, 78201. The theatre is accessible to the disabled...please call 210-589-8450 for special arrangements.

TICKETS: $25. $20 for seniors, military and educators, $10 with student I.D. For tickets and group rates, please call our box office at 210-589-8450 or visit www.classictheatre.org and click on "Buy Tickets".

Photo Courtesy Siggi Ragnar