All About Books discussion

Our final group play in 2017 is Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Here is a blurb from Amazon:
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award® for Best Play
Winner of the Outer Circle Critics Award for Best Play
Winner of the Drama League Award for Best Production of a Play
Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Play
Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Production
Winner of the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Play

Nominated for six Tony Awards®, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is one of the most lauded and beloved Broadway plays of recent years. Vanya and his adopted sister Sonia live a quiet life in the Pennsylvania farmhouse where they grew up, but their peace is disturbed when their movie star sister Masha returns unannounced with her twenty-something boy toy, Spike. A weekend of rivalry, regret, and raucousness begins!

While it isn't necessary, knowing something about Chekov plays (particularly Uncle Vanya & The Three Sisters) will add to your enjoyment of this contemporary American play.

My copy just came in the mail yesterday! :)

I saw this at a local theater last year. It was really, really good!

Is anyone else planning to read this one? I'll probably start next week sometime.

Katy wrote: "I saw this at a local theater last year. It was really, really good!"

Good to hear Katy!

I read it last year and still have a copy, so I will probably participate in the discussion.

Katy wrote: "I read it last year and still have a copy, so I will probably participate in the discussion."

Great! :)

I found this online while I was searching for the play on Google.

http://www.repstl.org/assets/doc/M6-V...

It's a fascinating read.

Adding on to what Leslie has written in the first post, there is a little bit of information about Chekov in that link I have provided.