Christopher Durang, in his acceptance speech for the 2013 Tony Award for best play for his comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” thanked nonprofit theaters around the country, saying “you are so important to us.” ADVERTISING Christopher Durang,
Christopher Durang, in his acceptance speech for the 2013 Tony Award for best play for his comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” thanked nonprofit theaters around the country, saying “you are so important to us.”
Aloha Performing Arts Company, only the second theater company in the state to be granted the script’s performance rights, will present the insightful and hilarious play today through Aug. 2 at the historic Aloha Theatre as the final offering of the season.
Director Jerry Tracy has chosen an impressive cast, including several APAC veterans and a notable newcomer. The role of Vanya will be played by John Holliday, who is a budding playwright as well as an actor.
Vanya’s discontented sister Sonia is portrayed by Kerry Matsumoto, one of the founding members of the Alohahas, an improv and sketch comedy troupe.
Robin O’Hara takes the role of Masha, a movie star “of a certain age.”
The role of Masha’s hunky young boy toy, Spike, will be played by APAC first-timer Nicholas Lachelier, who recently made his way to the Big Island from France, by way of San Francisco.
The play is set in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the present, and features a dysfunctional family of adult children trying to cope.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $22 for regular adult admission; $20 for senior citizens 66 and older and young adults 18-25; and $10 for children 17 and younger.
The play contains some language that may not be appropriate for young children.
For tickets or more information, call 322-9924.
