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<\/p>\nHighly-acclaimed stage and television actress Cherie Gil leads the cast of Repertory Philippines, more popularly known as REP\u2019s first offering for its 2017 season, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.<\/p>\n
REP starts off its 50th year line-up with a biting comedy which runs from January 20 to February 12 at the OnStage Theater in Greenbelt 1, Makati City.<\/p>\n
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Awarded as Best Play during the 2013 Tony Awards, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a witty piece of writing by Christopher Durang that cleverly mixes in Russian playwright Anton Chekov\u2019s characters in what a New York Times reviewer called \u201ca sunny play about gloomy people.\u201d Fear not if you haven\u2019t read a word from Chekov, because this quirky comedy of manners is meant to be relatable to any audience.<\/p>\n
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike tells the story of three siblings \u2013 named after Chekhov characters by their academic parents, and who are all living their namesakes\u2019 unhappiness. The character of Vanya is played by REP veteran theater actor and director Michael Williams, while Philstage Gawad Buhay awardee Rosalyn Perez takes on the role of Vanya\u2019s sister Sonia.<\/p>\n
These two siblings have never left the confines of their childhood home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Bitterly they complain about their uneventful lives, lost dreams and missed opportunities while they witness the glamorous escapades of their more successful movie star sister, Masha, played by Cherie Gil.<\/p>\n
As the siblings\u2019 fortune-telling maid, Cassandra , starts prophesying impending dangers, Masha arrives to visit one weekend while toting her new sexy boy toy Spike played by Joaquin Valdes.<\/p>\n
The normally quiet household is thrown into one rollicking weekend full of lust, rivalry, regret, and the possibility of escape.<\/p>\n
REP\u2019s own version is definitely something to look forward to with veteran actor and director Bart Guingona directing the production. The cast also includes REP veterans Naths Everett as Cassandra and Mica Pineda as Nina. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike will make you laugh out loud at the same time think about the toils and troubles of life.<\/p>\n
Catch REP\u2019s first offering for the season as the company opens the curtains for its 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n
For inquiries, you may call REP at 843.3570, and Ticketworld at 891.999 or log on to www.ticketworld.com.ph<\/a>.<\/p>\n