The Country Wife
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jan 8, 2007
Closed Jan 27, 2007
Opened Jan 8, 2007
Closed Jan 27, 2007
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HoNkBarK! and Vital Theatre Company present The Country Wife, a very naughty tale of lies and seduction. Banned from the stage for almost 200 years, William Wycherley's scandalous satire is as potent today as it was in 1675.
By spreading the rumor of his own impotence, notorious ladies man Harry Horner gains access to the so-called "virtuous" ladies of society who are all too ready to join the fun. Meanwhile, a new husband desperately attempts to hide his naïve country bride from the predatory men of the town. When she and Horner quite literally collide, bawdiness ensues. Sex, lies and hypocricy...some things never go out of style.
In addition to the regular schedule, performances are arranged for:
Monday, January 8 at 8:00pm
Wednesday, January 24 at 8:00pm
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The Country Wife must have been really hot stuff back in 1675, when it was first performed. William Wycherley's bawdy Restoration comedy centers around a smooth operator named Harry Horner, who allows a rumor that he's impotent to be spread far and wide -- the better to gain lustful access to ladies of society who may not be quite as proper, virtuous, and faithful to their husbands as they seem. The play is filled with comic conventions that were already old in the 17th century, but this is certainly not meant to say they're no longer funny.
The excellent new staging of The Country Wife at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre -- a co-production of two theater companies, HoNkBarK! and Vital -- proves [...]