That line is from Act II of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike and it couldn’t be more appropriate for this post today. Tomorrow I start rehearsals for the play as Vanya, a role I’ve been hoping to play for a while now.
The play is Durang’s most accessible work, leaving the most absurd elements of his writing behind, but retaining a goofy and manic plot, wacky characters, and ridiculous spectacle. Beneath that, I also think this show whispers subtle truths about the connections humans form and the satisfaction we can achieve from life if we just take a moment to feel it. (But c’mon. It’s just flat out hilarious.) I’m stoked to get started with a (mostly) whole new group of artists on this project.
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is produced by Titanic Theatre Company and will run at the BCA Plaza Black Box September 21 through October 8, 2022.