Marriage

Marriage, a play that Gogol subtitles a completely incredible event in two acts, for the infectious charm of his grotesque, vivid, irrepressible characters, and the bright glow of his humanity even as he puts some thoroughly inadequate humans through their farcical paces. A man decides to marry, and employs a matchmaker to find him a wife. Along comes a friend, smarting–perhaps with a certain taste for vengeance–from the recent help of this very matchmaker, and sets about to bring the would-be-bridegroom to the desired happy event. We meet the girl, her aunt, and her other suitors, and our connubial candidate makes his choice. What could be simpler? Just about anything, as we come to learn, because people, well…are people.

Appropriate for audiences Junior High and above — good for families.

Schedule

Saturday, November 13 at 2pm & 8pm
Sunday, November 14 at 2pm
Tuesday, November 16 at 7pm
Wednesday, November 17 at 2pm
Thursday, November 18 at 8pm
Friday, November 19 at 8pm
Saturday, November 20 at 2pm
Sunday, November 21 at 2 pm & 7pm
Tuesday, November 23 at 7pm
Wednesday, November 24 at 2pm
Saturday, November 27 at 8pm
Sunday, November 28 at 2pm
Tuesday, November 30 at 7pm
Wednesday, December 1 at 2pm
Friday, December 3 at 8pm
Saturday, December 4 at 2pm
Sunday, December 5 at 7pm
Tuesday, December 7 at 7pm
Wednesday, December 8 at 2pm
Thursday, December 9 at 8pm
Friday, December 10 at 8pm
Saturday, December 11 at 8pm
Sunday, December 12 at 2pm
Tuesday, December 14 at 7pm
Wednesday, December 15 at 2pm
Thursday, December 16 at 8pm
Friday, December 17 at 8pm
Saturday, December 18 at 2pm & 8pm
Sunday, December 19 at 2pm & 7pm

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