PROVIDENCE PLAYERS OF FAIRFAX AUDITIONS –
PROVIDENCE PLAYERS OF FAIRFAXAUDITIONS – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEFebruary 7th & 8thFebruary 11th7:00pm – 9:30pm11:30 am – 2:30pmVanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeBy Christopher DurangDirected by Jimmy GertzogThe Tony Award winner for Best Play of 2013, Durang’shit comedy skewers the classic dramas of Chekhovthrough an absurdist tale of family dysfunction. But youdon’t have to be a student of Russian literature toappreciate this hilarious play. Siblings Vanya and Sonialive a quiet life in the Bucks County farmhouse wherethey grew up. But when their movie-star sister Mashaswoops in unannounced with Spike, her 20-somethingboy toy, an unforgettable weekend ensues. Add aclairvoyant cleaning lady, someone named Hootie Pie, asweet young aspiring actress, and plans that coulddevastate the family, and you have a laugh-out-loudstage offering that will be a sure-fire audience favorite.The Providence Players of Fairfax is a non-profit community theater troupe. All participation is on a volunteer, noncompensated basis. The company is a membership organization. Membership is not required to audition. If cast,actors and production team members will be asked to become members of the Providence Players ( 10) for theseason (if they are not already).A Full‐length Comedy Play4 Women 2 Men, All OpenLocationAuditions will be held in several differentrooms at the James Lee Center.Proceed through the main entranceand ask for directions from the frontdesk. Signs will be posted.The James Lee Community Center2855 Annandale RoadFalls Church, VA 22042Performance Dates & TimesJUNE 2nd – JUNE 17thPreview:Evening Performances:Matinees:Thurs7:00pm CurtainJune 1stThurs, Fri, Sat7:30 pm CurtainndrdththJune 2 , 3 , 8 , 9 , 10th, 15th, 16th, 17thSundays2:00 pm curtainththJune 4 , 11
PROVIDENCE PLAYERS OF FAIRFAXAUDITIONS – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEFebruary 7th & 8thFebruary 11th7:00pm – 9:30pm11:30 am – 2:30pmAudition DatesPlease RSVP to providenceplayers@cox.net for which date you plan to audition.We will NOT be having actors audition on multiple dates, barring unforeseencircumstances and at the director’s discretion. Choose your preferred date to attend –you will be given a number of opportunities to read throughout the audition session.7:00-9:30pm, JLCC Urbanites RoomTuesday February 7thOpen auditions, all roles. Readings from sides provided (see below).7:00-9:30pm, JLCC TheaterWednesday February 8thOpen auditions, all roles. Readings from sides provided (see below).Saturday February 11th11:30am-2:30pm, TBDOpen auditions, all roles. Readings from sides provided (see below).Possible callbacks TBD by the director will be held on the 11th.Note: The Providence Players will not post scanned copies of plays on their website. Feel free to reviewa personal copy of Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike prior to auditioning, however this is not required. Docome prepared to have fun, be flexible, and take some basic instruction during your auditions!About the PlayVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, by Christopher DurangSet in the present, a lovely farm house in Bucks County PA“The cause which this writer defends is perhaps the most precarious possible, for he defendsthe ordinary humors and frailties of ordinary men. These odd and wonderful creatures areoutrageously funny: they are grotesque, but they are also desperately human.”These words very neatly encapsulate the plays of Christopher Durang: themes foraudiences and performers alike to remind themselves of even as they laugh at the absurditiesportrayed within. In actuality, the quote was said by biographer and literary scholar RobertPayne of Anton Chekhov, the late 19th and very early 20th century Russian playwright andinnovator of the modern short story. Yet they hit the mark a century later for the accomplishedcomedic author. It is no surprise for Durang to have written a play that is an homage, areinvention, and a refraction of a definitively Chekhovian environment.Because he is a canonical literary figure – and by implication, a staid and stoic figure - itis easy to overlook the comedy and absurdities that shine through the tragic poignancy ofChekhov’s plays. It is my view one cannot perform Vanya et al well without playing it throughthe instrument of Chekhov. In Durang’s own words “the play takes Chekhovian charactersand themes and puts them in a blender its funny but has genuine emotion in it as well.”Vanya and Sonia et al is an overt citation of Chekhov’s most famous characters andsettings, but the characters within are also living the same types of stale, vainglorious,unfulfilled lives. Durang’s play is a comedy, but it is funny and absurd because the alternativeis a sorry recognition of our own meandering regrets.
PROVIDENCE PLAYERS OF FAIRFAXAUDITIONS – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEFebruary 7th & 8thFebruary 11th7:00pm – 9:30pm11:30 am – 2:30pmVanya (male, 50s-60s; the elder brother). Wry, retiring, frustrated, resigned fellow.Vanya et al is an ensemble piece, but the closest to a lead role is Vanya, who acts as thepeacemaker in the family and has the most stage time. He also has a pages-long eruption ofa monologue at the conclusion of the play. He is gay and lives with his adopted sister(‘together alone’) in the house of their childhood, having cared for their parents until theypassed, supported financially by their sister. He never had to work and was complicit in lettinghis life slip by without making much of it at all.Sonia (female, 50s; the adopted sister). Melancholic, capricious, definitely regretful,possibly desperate.A mirror image of Vanya except less resigned and more prone to manic outbursts andaccusations for her state of being. She also maybe has/had a clearer image of what shewanted from life. Sonia and Masha have a raw, contentious hostility toward one another thatcomes out as the play progresses. May be the one worth the most sympathy.Masha (female, 50s; the famous sister). Expansive, glamorous, haughty, frenetic.A successful and well-traveled actress, often married, Masha returns home to her siblingshaving found herself on the edge of “once beautiful.” Her self-deceptions are worn more onher sleeve than either of her siblings – see the flirtatious, empty-headed young companion shebrings home with her. She returns to the homestead with intentions to sell it out from under hersiblings, but really, she might not have had anywhere else to go.Spike (male, 20s or early 30s; Masha’s ‘companion’). Chiseled, flippant, devil-maycare boy toy.A preening millennial, Spike is a young actor who pays just enough attention to Masha to keepher satisfied. He does not seem to have any urgency for anything, despite the fact that he haslittle to show for his career thus far. But he’s got his looks, a captive audience, and believes therest will be laid out all on a plate for him when the time comes. As fair warning, Spike doesdisrobe down to his underwear in the play, and maintains that status for several pages onstage.Nina (female, 20s-30s; aspiring actress). Earnest, bouncy, a guileless admirer.An accidental arrival on the scene, Nina is the neighbor’s niece who has dreams of becomingan actress and has the (mis)fortune to stumble into her idol Masha. Her appearance thoughprovokes lust in Spike and, unsurprisingly, envy in Masha.Cassandra (female, flexible; soothsayer housekeeper). Obtrusive, kooky, dramatic.A true wildcard, gem of a comedic role, Cassandra is aptly and unambiguously named: she isa psychic prognosticator that no one believes but speaks the truth (mostly). She is also thehousekeeper and somewhat of a caregiver to Sonia and Vanya. Her sudden, wildpronouncements for the future offer a lot to play around with for the adventuresome actress. Iam truly open to most anything brought to the table for this character.
PROVIDENCE PLAYERS OF FAIRFAXAUDITIONS – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEFebruary 7th & 8thFebruary 11th7:00pm – 9:30pm11:30 am – 2:30pmInstructionsHow we work:Our goal is to provide a welcoming, relaxed, and engaging audition environment for all whoattend. Audition sides will be provided and you will be asked to act out short passages withother auditioners. Count on being up and down multiple times. At times, we may even haveyou read outside of your preferred role, just to see you on stage and interacting with yourpeers as much as possible. In addition to the director, there will likely be 2-3 other volunteersassisting and communicating with the director to organize ensuing sides & groups.Materials:Brief 2-5 minute sides are provided below, selected by the director from the play. You will notbe expected to recite a monologue. Additional sides may be included at auditions.Expectations:The Providence Players of Fairfax have a few expectations of their cast & crew members thatyou may be unfamiliar with. We are a family of volunteers and truly want to see this familygrow with each production. You all make our season possible. Please do consider joining ourproduction team in some capacity – and consider learning something new! Our productionparticipants usually end up rolling up their sleeves in some capacity before the final curtaincloses. We request that all cast & crew members to be available for BOTH set construction (4weeks prior to opening) and set strike (the Sunday a.m. after closing).Forms, resumes & headshots:Resumes and headshots will be accepted at auditions, but are not required. Most important isthat you fully complete the attached VSMS Audition Form – especially with preferred contactinformation and expected scheduling conflicts - and bring it with you to your audition, orcome early enough to auditions to complete it in-person.Membership:The Providence Players of Fairfax is an all-volunteer membership organization. You are notrequired to be a member to audition, but cast and production members will be asked to join ifthey are not already. The cost is 10 for the entire ’16 – ’17 season.Rehearsal Schedule:The preliminary rehearsal schedule is included with this announcement. On-stage rehearsalsofficially begin May 2nd, however expect there to be table sessions and additional rehearsals1-3 times per week for at least a month prior, for some or all cast members.Again, please come to auditions with known scheduling conflicts in hand.
PROVIDENCE PLAYERS OF FAIRFAXAUDITIONS – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEFebruary 7th & 8thFebruary 11th7:00pm – 9:30pm11:30 am – 2:30pmAbout the DirectorVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike will be the second venture into directing a mainstageproduction for Jimmy Gertzog, but he has been involved in community theater and theProvidence Players for over 15 years. His directorial debut came in 2012 with a production ofWarren Leight’s Side Man. Before directing he was primarily engaged in the technical side ofproductions, serving as technical director, lighting designer, sound and special effects design,and stage managing. He has also taken a few turns on the stage as well, including as theprimary puppeteer in PPF’s 2013 musical Little Shop of Horrors. Outside of the theater, Jimmy ispursuing his graduate studies in Linguistics. His varied skills and experience give Director JimmyGertzog a holistic approach to production direction and an interest in exploring the languageand literary depth of theatrical works.Audition SidesStarred names show particular characters that the scene focuses on or highlights.Side 1 –*Cassandra, Vanya, SoniaSide 2 – *Masha, *Vanya & Sonia (midway through)Side 3 – *Nina, *Spike, *Masha, Sonia, VanyaSide 4 - *Nina, *Masha, VanyaSide 5 – *Vanya, *SoniaSide 6 - *Spike, *Masha, Sonia, *Vanya, NinaSide 7 - *Vanya (part of a monologue)Side 8 - *Cassandra, Vanya, Masha (offstage)Side 9 - *Sonia, *Masha, Vanya, Cassandra
PPF Preliminary Production and Stage Use Calendar – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEBy Christopher DurangDirected by Jimmy GertzogStage Use and Production CalendarPage 1 of 5
PPF Preliminary Production and Stage Use Calendar – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKERehearsal Schedule Principles1) MARCH First read-through and cast assembly (pending conflicts with other shows) – By March 17th Study assignments & early line memorization! Initial Production Meeting – Coordinated by Producer John Coscia Production leadership finalized All April scheduling conflicts identified and submitted2) APRIL Total of 2-5 table reading & script study sessions, as determined by cast needs – Finished by final week in AprilSet design production meetingsSpecialty costume planning/sourcingSchedule 3 pre-stage access rehearsals for early blocking, 2 hour rehearsals – Final 12 days of AprilIdentifying/contacting technical crew3) MAY Full stage rehearsals begin May 2ndALL LINES MEMORIZED by May 10thSet Construction weekend – no rehearsal, but full cast attendance.No Friday rehearsals until dress rehearsal week, generally.Tech Weekend – cast attendance will be requested at some point. Keep May 19th & 21st open for cue-to-cue.Jimmy family graduation conflict on May 20th. Likely will be no rehearsal, only tech load-in.Tech Booth staffed nightly beginning May 24thMay 30th – Performance conditionsPublicity photographs, headshots, and other events throughout the monthSPREAD THE WORD, BUTTS IN SEATS!4) JUNE Final Dress Rehearsal Preview, 7pm curtain, Q&A following the run.Opening Night June 2nd – Opening weekend partyBreak legsBrush-up speed through rehearsal between weekend 1 & 2, usually the Tuesday or Wednesday.Set strike Sunday after close. IMPORTANT DATE – final strike of the PPF SeasonPage 2 of 5
PPF Preliminary Production and Stage Use Calendar – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEApril rday1MockingbirdPerformance7:30 pm CurtainJIMMY WEDDINGNOT AVAILABLE2MockingbirdPerformance2 pm MatineeJIMMY WEDDINGNOT AVAILABLE39PPF Theater UseStrike 9 AM – 5 PM1016Easter23451-3 table readings/sessions11PPF Play ReadingNight1217PPF BoardMeeting181924256MockingbirdPerformance7:30 pm Curtain7MockingbirdPerformance7:30 pm Curtain8MockingbirdPerformance7:30 pm Curtain131415Good Friday2021222728291-2 readings or rehearsals262-3 rehearsals (non-stage space likely)30JIMMY WEDDINGNOT AVAILABLEPage 3 of 5
PPF Preliminary Production and Stage Use Calendar – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEMay rday12VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMBlocking Act II3VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMBlocking Act II4VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMBlocking Act II/I56VSMS Set BuildWeekend9:00 AM – 5 PMFULL CAST CALLAct I7VSMS Set BuildWeekend9:00 AM – 5 PMFULL CAST CALLAct I8VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMBlockingAct I9VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMScene workPPF Play ReadingNight10VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMReview & RefineALL LINESMEMORIZED11VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMReview & Refine1213VSMS Rehearsal9:00am - 5pmCharacter &Scene Work14VSMS Rehearsal9:00am – 5pmFull Act RunsMother’s Day15PPF BoardMeeting16VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMFull Act Runs17VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMFull Act Runs18VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMReview & Fix19VSMS Tech Set Up6:00 PM –10PMSome CastCalled20VSMSTech WeekendTBD-10pmJimmy FamilyCommit21VSMSCue-to-cueTBD –5 PMFULL CAST CALL22VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMFull Act RunsTech refine23VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMFull Act RunsTech refine24VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMFull Run-throughTech refine25VSMS Rehearsal7 PM – 10 PMFull Run-through26VSMS DressRehearsal6:30 PM –10PM27VSMS DressRehearsal6:30 PM –10PM28 No Access29 Memorial Day30VSMS DressRehearsal6:30 PM –10PM31VSMS DressRehearsal6:30 PM –10PMPage 4 of 5
PPF Preliminary Production and Stage Use Calendar – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEJune rday1VSMS PreviewPerformance7:00pm Curtain5:30pm Call2VSMS OpeningNight!Performance7:30 PM Curtain3VSMSPerformance7:30 PM4VSMSPerformance2:00 PM matinee5PPF ANNUALMEETING678VSMSPerformance7:30 PM9VSMSPerformance7:30 PM10VSMSPerformance7:30 PM11VSMSPerformance2:00 PM matinee1213PPF Play ReadingNight1415VSMSPerformance7:30 PM16VSMSPerformance7:30 PM17VSMSPerformance7:30 PM18PPF Theater SetStrike 9AM-5 PM19PPF BoardMeeting20212223242627282930FULL CAST CALLFathers Day25Page 5 of 5
Providence Players of FairfaxAudition FormVANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEPlease fill out each section belowAttach a resume and/or headshot to this form (optional)NAMEADDRESSHomeWorkPhoneCellEmailNote: The Providence Players of Fairfax is a membership organization. If you are cast and are not alreadymember, you will be asked to become one. Membership is 10 per season.Vanya et al Character PreferencesI wish to be considered for any role.I wish to be considered for any role, but have a strong preference for the roleschecked below.I would prefer to only be considered for the following roles (checked):ROLES, IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE [6 total; 4 Women, 2 Men]NOTE: For actors’ awareness, Spike IS expected to disrobe down to his skivvies in this play andspend a not‐insignificant amount of time in that state.VANYA (M, 50s/60s)SONIA (F, 50s)CASSANDRA (F, any)MASHA (F, 50s)SPIKE (M, 20s)NINA (F, 20s/early 30s)Notes from you about Role Preference:
Providence Players of FairfaxAudition FormVANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEScheduling Conflicts?Please review the audition announcement, show dates, and preliminary production calendarThe Director will schedule a first read‐through in March following casting and based onactor availability TBD. There will be a series of 2 (or more, based on cast preference)preliminary table sessions in April held outside of The James Lee Center. The last weekin April the director will schedule pre‐stage rehearsals in a reserved room at the Center,based on actor availability. Review the preliminary production calendar for moreinformation.Please list April conflicting dates when you could NOT participate in eithertable reading sessions or pre‐stage rehearsals at the JLCC.Please list known conflicts for the stage rehearsals during the productiontimeline (Stage rehearsals begin May 2nd, show opens June 2nd):
Providence Players of FairfaxAudition FormVANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKEGive us a sketch of your theater backgroundA resume may be attached in lieu of filling out the table below, though it is not required.Acting Experience:High SchoolCollegeCommunityPro (Paid)Y N ‐ Approx. Number of ProductionsY N ‐ Approx. Number of ProductionsY N ‐ Approx. Number of ProductionsY N ‐ Approx. Number of ProductionsOther Production Experience:Production Role#ShowsProduction Role#ShowsProduction RoleDirectorProducerChoreographerStage ManagerPropertiesMusicianStage CrewLighting TechnicianHouse ManagerSet DesignerSound TechnicianPublicitySet up/HairOther#ShowsImportant: Would you be interested in getting involved in the production if you arenot cast?YesNoUnsurePlease give us a brief sense of any theater work over the past three years:
7VANYA: What is the matter with you?SONIA: Do I have to do everything?VANYA: But you offered to take it. Are you bi-polar now?SONIA: Yes!VANYA: Some people claim antidepressants help them.SONIA: If everyone took antidepressants, Chekhov would have had nothing to writeabout.VANYA: I'm not going to clean up the broken cups, you know.SONIA: Me neither.VANYA: Well, obviously there's no solution.SONIA: . The housekeeper comes today. We'll ask her to clean it up.VANYA: What if she refuses?SONIA: We'll fire her.VANYA: All right. We'll never ever pick the cups up, and instead we'll sell the house.SONIA: You can't sell it. You don't own it. Masha owns it.VANYA: I know Masha owns it! But if we leave broken cups and coffee smells all overthe house, I'm sure she'll decide she has to sell it. And you and I can finally liveseparately since we hate each other.SONIA: What a good idea!VANYA: A very good idea!(Short pause. They both look out, where presumably there is a picture window.)VANYA: It's comforting to have a pond to look at, isn't it? Pretty.SONIA: Yes. I hope the blue heron comes later.VANYA: I hope so too. It's like a good omen.SONIA: Of course, it eats frogs. so it's not a good omen for them.
8VANYA: No. Nature is cruel. But pretty. And for some reason I think of the blue heronas a harbinger of good luck.(Enter CASSANDRA. She's 30-60. dressed comfortably for cleaning. Or maybea colorful dress, an exotic style, something she actually looks good in.)CASSANDRA: Beware the ides of March!VANYA:What?CASSANDRA: Beware the ides of March!SONIA: March? Isn't it late August?CASSANDRA: Beware the middle of the month! Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!(Suddenly she feels inspiration from above, or from somewhere - her psychicpowers suddenly turn on, maybe her head moves, or her eyes flutter; She isvisited by visions/thoughts, and what she says she dramatically intones,sounding a bit like a speech in Greek tragedy. We should hear her words, sheshould make sense of them, but they should also be said fast, her mind andpsyche are receiving thoughts quickly.)o wretches!into the Land of Darkness we sailin a pea green boat;all around us is full of fire,and the Delaware River overflows its bank,and dismal moans rise from Bucks County,where amity and enmity intermingle.Portents of dismayand calamityyawn beneath the yonder cliff.o fools looking behind but not looking ahead,Dost thou not sense thy attendant doom?VANYA: Cassandra, I have asked you repeatedly to please just say "good morning."Alright?CASSANDRA: I see visions. Shadows of what lies ahead. It is my curse to see theseshadows and my duty to warn you.VANYA: Cassandra, I think you take your name too seriously.CASSANDRA: My name? What do you mean?
9VANYA: You know. Greek mythology. Apollo gave Cassandra second sight, but thencursed her so no one ever believed her.CASSANDRA: Oh I know that. (sudden psychic thought pops into her head) Oh myGod! I see something imminent. It's going to happen any moment. One of you is goingto take two cups of coffee, and smash them onto the floor.(she looks between them)It will be you, Vanya. Don't do it!SONIA: It already happened.CASSANDRA: Then I was right!SONIA: No, you said it was GOING to happen, and it already has happened.CASSANDRA: But I am correct you will want me to clean it up. Right? Where are thebroken cups?SONIA: (pointing) Right over there.CASSANDRA: (looks) Oh my God! I was right. You did this, you, Vanya, broke thecups.SONIA: That's right, he did.VANYA: Just clean it up, would you please?SONIA: Clean it up, clean it up!!!CASSANDRA: Fie on you both! I see doom and destruction swirling around you.VANYA: No, just say good morning. Try it.CASSANDRA: Good morning.VANYA: Thank you. Good morning.SONIA: Good morning.CASSANDRA: And yet, what's good about it? Beware of Hootie Pie.SONIA: Who?CASSANDRA: I don't know. Just beware of her. Or it.
10VANYA: Hootie Pie. We need to keep a small notebook nearby and write all thesethings down. For your sanity hearing later.SONIA: Hootie Pie. Is that a first name, "Hootie Pie"? Or is "Hootie" the first name,and "Pie" the last name?VANYA: Or maybe Hootie Pie is a pie. And you can order it at a restaurant.CASSANDRA: I don't know what Hootie Pie is. I just know you must beware it.(She feels another psychic message. Maybe her head moves or maybe hereyes flutters. Something.)And also beware of something happening to this house. (walks toward them, or walksin a bit of a circle) The house, beware. Be wary. Something bad is coming. You maylose the house.VANYA: Lose it?CASSANDRA: Someone will sell the house right from under you and you will becomehomeless. You will walk many miles to the poor house.SONIA: Surely someone would give us a ride.CASSANDRA: No, you will walk.VANYA: And I don't think there are such things as the poor house anymore.CASSANDRA: You will live in the gutter then. Excuse me, I must go and get a DustBuster and a pail of water and sponge to CLEAN UP YOUR MESS!(She exits, angry.)VANYA: I wish she wouldn't come every week and tell us terrible things. It feelsabusive.SONIA: Yes, but sometimes she seems to get some of it right, no? Remember whenshe said a bat was going to get inside the house, and then it did at 2 a.m.VANYA: Yes, true.SONIA: Or that time she said I was going to break my middle toe, and minutes later Idid.VANYA: Yes, but that may have been some kind of hypnotic suggestion.
16MASHA: Now, Spike, I'm sure Vanya thinks you're a perfectly nice looking young man.Let's leave it at that. (to VANYA) He craves attention slightly.But all good actors do.SPIKE: I'm hot!VANYA: Oh yes? Shouldn't you leave that for others to say?SPIKE: (laughs good naturedly) No, I mean I'm warm. The air is warm, I'm hot!.(looking out the window)That pond that's out there. Can you swim in it?VANYA: Swim in it? It's not very deep. You can wade in it,SPIKE: Yeah. Maybe I'll do that.MASHA: Really, darling, you want to wade in a pond?SPIKE: Yeah, it's a hot day.MASHA: I guess it is. There are frogs in the pond you know.SPIKE: I like frogs.MASHA: Did you bring a swim suit?SPIKE: No, I can just strip to my underwear. See you later, babe, I'm gonna go cool offin the pond.MASHA: Well, if that's what you want, darling. (to VANYA) He's so unpredictable.(Vel)' comfortable, but a/so liking people to watch him, SPIKE takes his shoesoff, then takes his shirt off, then takes his pants off. With abandon, he throws hisclothes onto a couch or chair. He puts his shoes back on. He is now only in hisunderwear. He looks vel}' good. He starts toward the pond, but gives MASHA aquick kiss on his way out.)SPIKE: See you later!(He moves quickly out of the room, but oddly ruffles VANYA's hair on his wayoutside. It's a playful gesture but VANYA finds it strange. SPIKE happily exitson to the grass, looking forward to wading and frogs . )MASHA: The younger generation is like that. They strip to their underwear right in frontof everybody.
17VANYA: Did he do that because he knows I'm gay?MASHA: J rather think he did that because he knows I'm straight.VANYA: Well it's very peculiar. Did you tell him I'm gay?MASHA: No, why would I? And are you gay? I'm sorry, did we have someconversation I forgot?VANYA: No, I guess we didn't. I just. assumed you assumed.MASHA: Oh, I did. I just thought maybe you were still in denial. Or had becomeasexual from so many years of abstinence. Oh, I've been a bad sister. I'm sorry,darling. Where is Sonia? Oh that's right, I upset her. Well I'll apologize later.VANYA: I must say, I'm a trifle surprised to see you with this young, young man. Howold is he?MASHA: (takes his hand) Oh, Vanya dear, I'm so happy I'm with Spike. He's soadventurous and free, he gives me energy. We've been together 3 months.VANYA: Well he's handsome. Is he a good idea?MASHA: Don't be judgmental. I've been very lonely for several years ever since Robertleft me for Angelina Jolie.VANYA: Angelina Jolie?MASHA: I just say that to make myself feel better. He left me for someone who lookeda little like Angelina Jolie. So I comfort myself with saying it was she. Still I haven't beenable to hold on to my husbands, I don't know why. I'm talented, charming, successful and yet they leave me. They must be insane.(Enter SONIA.)SONIA: Why is that young man naked in the pond?VANYA: He's naked? (looks out the window, interested) Sonia, he's wearingunderpants. That's not naked.SONIA: Well, underpants, naked, it's the same to me.VANYA: You need glasses.SONIA: I need a life. I need a friend. I need a change. But nothing ever changes.
18MASHA: Now, now, please don't get down in the dumps.SONIA: That's easy for you to say. You have a life, you have a career.MASHA: Oh, I wish you wouldn't feel jealous of me. It just exhausts me. Even if youwere an actress, God forbid, we wouldn't ever go up for the same parts. I'm a leadinglady, while you are much more of a .VANYA: Masha, I don't think you should finish that sentence.SONIA: Thank you, Vanya.VANYA: You're welcome, Sonia.MASHA: Well, it's not as if my career has been without disappointments, just like yourlife, Sonia. I've suffered too. I'm a movie star, but am I known as a classical actress onthe stage?SONIA: No you're not.MASHA: Exactly! That's a path I didn't get to take. Remember when that famousacting teacher was going to cast me as Masha in Three Sisters. He said I was born toplay that role. Imagine how wonderful I would've been.(to Vanya and Sonia, suddenly acting the lines:)"Oh my sisters, let us go to Moscow! To Moscow, let us go."I would have said that with an ache in my voice and my soul, and it would have beenheartbreaking. I feel the public doesn't know how heartbreaking I can be. (genuinely)Oh missed opportunities! Regret, regret, regret!SONIA: Regret, regret!MASHA: Please don't change the focus to yourself, Sonia. I'm talking now. You cantalk later.SONIA: When?MASHA: 4:30.(back to her story)Oh that famous acting teacher said I was born to play the classics. And that once I didThree Sisters, he said I would have one classical triumph after another. I'd be theAmerican Judi Dench. But I had to go do that movie about the nymphomaniac serialkiller. It was a terrible script, but I was so good in it that it became this enormous hitand, of course, we made five of them eventually. Did you see all of them?VANYA: Oh yes, we certainly did. We liked you very much. They were extremelyviolent though. Sonia had to look away from the screen a lot.
24VANYA: What for?MASHA: I just want to make a noise, and summon him back.SONIA: We don't have a gong. You probably could take a big pot and bang it with ametal spoon.MASHA: Oh what a good idea, thank you, Sonia. (goes off to knchen) Cassandra! Ineed a pot!(MASHA exits toward the kitchen)SONIA: (not confrontational; being honest) I don't think you believe I'll meet anyone atthis party. I think you looked at me with pity as I said that.VANYA: (trying to be kind) No, not at all. One should stay open to unexpectedp
AUDITIONS – VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKE February 7th & 8th 7:00pm – 9:30pm February 11th 11:30 am – 2:30pm Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike By Christopher Durang Directed by Jimmy Gertzog The Providence Players of Fairfax is a non-profit community theater troupe. Al
JANE Shall I have the pleasure of seeing Miss Fairfax tonight? MRS FAIRFAX What did you say, my dear? I am a little deaf. MRS FAIRFAX approaches Jane with the drink. JANE I was asking if I shall see Miss Fairfax tonight? MRS FAIRFAX Miss Fairfax? Oh, you mean Miss Varens! Adele Varens is the name of your pupil. JANE She is not your daughter .
Volunteer Fairfax as of September 2018. Inside, you will find information on contacting nonprofit agencies, starting group projects, and beginning a service- . Shelter Volunteer Fairfax. Fairfax Station. Fairfax Station Railroad Museum. Falls Church. Boat People SOS, Inc. Capital Caring Fairfax County - Neighborhood and Community
The Spirit of Providence is designed exclusively for our associates and friends: Ascension Health Health Professional Affiliates Medical Staff/Retired Physicians . MaryAnne Moore, Providence Clinics 4. Walter Richardson, Providence Park 5. Patricia Attaway, Providence Home Care 6. Ray Douglas, Providence Health Center 2
procedures used in orchestral trumpet auditions. The results of this study can be grouped into four categories: the desired qualities sought in a trumpet audition, common mistakes and concerns for those taking auditions, common mistakes and concerns for audition committees, and a discussion of the top fifteen excerpts asked in auditions.
and auditions samples, and reasonable assump-tions, the switch to blind auditions can explain about one-third of the increase in the proportion female among new hires (whereas another one-third is the result of the increased pool of female candidates). Estimates based on the roster sample indicate that blind auditions may account for 25
Attach a resume and/or headshot to this form (optional) NAME ADDRESS Home Work Phone Cell Email Note: The Providence Players of Fairfax is a membership organization. If you are cast and are not already member, you will be asked to become one. Membership
The following bylaws apply to, and govern the administration of, the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board. Article I: Name As provided by action of the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County and the Councils of the Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church on August 1, 1978, the name of this board is the FAIRFAX-
Organization Behavior is not a /an a. A separate field of study b. Applied science c. Normative science d. Pessimistic approach 13. “Cognitive theory” of learning was given by a. Skinner b. Pavlov c. Tolman d. Piajet 14. Extension of behavior modification into organization is called a. Enrichment b. Enlargement c. OB Mod d. OB Ext 15. -----is a relatively permanent change in behavior that .
