Fernandina Little Theatre
Media Release
May 16, 2015 1:00 p.m.
Tickets are now on sale for Fernandina Little Theatre’s upcoming production
of Christopher Durang’s hit *Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike*, which
opens on Sat May 23. A Chekhovian mash-up from a master of comedy, this
delightfully off-kilter romp won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play.
Cote-Merow, Rebecca Brown and Karen Antworth; the production is directed
by Amelia Hart. Performances are May 23, 26, 28, 29 & 30 at 7:30p, and May
24 at 4:30p.
Tickets for all performances are $17, and can be purchased in
advance at The UPS Store [located in the F.B. Publix shopping center].
When local actor Frank O’Donnell recommended she look at Christopher
Durang’s *Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike* as a possible production for Fernandina Little Theatre’s next season, Managing Artistic Director Kate
Hart read 4 pages and immediately requested the rights to perform the
off-beat play asap. “It fit perfectly into our season, as well as being perfect for the kind of theater FLT is known for presenting: critically-acclaimed, award-winning, not-your-run-of-the-mill productions.”
Durang is an award-winning playwright well-known for his comedies,
including *The Marriage of Bette and Boo*, *Beyond Therapy*, and *Sister
Mary Ignatious Explains It All for You*; his latest accolade is the 2013
Tony Award for Best Play for *Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike*, a comic mash-up inspired by Chekov’s *Uncle Vanya*.
Amelia Hart is directing FLT’s production; the cast features Buffy Wells,
Frank O’Donnell, Stephen France, Janet Cote-Merow, Rebecca Brown, and Karen Antworth, and Annette Rawls is presiding as stage manager. Performances are May 23, 26, 28, 29 & 30 at 7:30p, and May 24 at 4:30p at FLT [1014 Beech St.]. Tickets for all performances are $17, and can be purchased in advance at The UPS Store [located in the F.B. Publix shopping center]. FLT is an intimate performance space, and patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance to guarantee seating availability.
Fernandina Little Theatre [1014 Beech St, downtown Fernandina Beach] is a
small, intimate theater, and patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets in
advance to guarantee seating availability. For more info on FLT events,
visit ameliaflt.org.