Campus Connection

A sunny, new play about gloomy people

The UW-La Crosse Department of Theatre Arts will perform Christopher Durang’s "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," a giddy comedy about middle-aged despair and sibling rivalry. Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play and based on Chekhov’s comedy, the comedy runs at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3 and Dec. 8-10, with matinee performances at 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 4 and 11, in Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts, 333 N. 16th St. Vanya and Sonia have never left the confines of their childhood home in Bucks County, Pennnsylvania, while their sister Masha has been gallivanting around the world as a successful actress. A surprise visit from Masha and her boy toy, Spike, throws the normally quiet household into utter upheaval as its residents and visitors get swept up in an intoxicating mixture of lust, rivalry, regret, and the sudden possibility of escape. Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at the Box Office, Center for the Arts. Box office hours are 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, and one hour before each show. Tickets are $5 for UWL students, $14 for senior citizens and other students, and $16 for others. For tickets, call 608.785.8522. If you go — What: "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher Durang Who: Department of Theatre Arts Where: Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts, 333 N. 16th St. When: Dec. 2-3 and Dec. 8-10 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. Admission: Tickets are $5 for UWL students, $14 for senior citizens and other students, and $16 for others. Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at the Box Office in the Center for the Arts. Box office hours are 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, and one hour before each show. For tickets, call 608.785.8522. Cast: Carly Boles, Mitchell Gray, MaKenna Johnson, Jenna Moilanen, Megan Roddy, Maxwell Ward