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Gainesville’s Hippodrome Theatre opened “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” a zany comedy that was awarded the 2013 Tony for Best Play. The production opened January 9, 2015 and will remain on stage until February 1 in the theatre in downtown Gainesville. The play was written by 66-year-old , whose name might not be familiar to some younger theatre goers. Over the years, a number of his absurdist, outrageous comedies have graced several venues in the North Florida area, including “Beyond Therapy”, “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You”, “The Marriage of Bette and Boo,” and “Betty’s Summer …