The Beaux' Stratagem
University Theatre
UW Vilas Hall-Mitchell Theatre 821 University Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53715
ISTHMUS PICK
Friday, Nov. 20, UW Mitchell Theatre, 7:30 pm
Looking for more period comedy about mistaken identities and love stories? Check out George Farquhar’s The Beaux’ Strategem, originally produced in 1707 (adapted by Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig). In this comic romp, two penniless cads from London, Archer and Aimwell, flee to the country to escape their debts. They decide that to return to the high life, one of them must marry for money. Throw in a scheming landlord, a band of highwaymen, a French Count, a duplicitous maid, a brutish husband and a suspicious priest, and hilarity naturally ensues. This University Theatre production should give a large cast of students the opportunity to have a lot of fun with a classic.
ALSO:
Saturday, Nov. 21, 7:30 pm
Sunday, Nov. 22, 2 pm
Thursday, Dec. 3, 7:30 pm
Friday, Dec. 4, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Dec. 5, 7:30 pm
Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 pm
Thursday, Dec. 10, 7:30 pm
Friday, Dec. 11, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Dec. 12, 7:30 pm
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2 pm