The Beaux' Stratagem
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 12, 2006
Closed Dec 31, 2006
Opened Nov 12, 2006
Closed Dec 31, 2006
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Adapted by Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig, George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem makes a bold critique of class, marriage, and English society. After squandering their fortunes on drink and gambling, Tom Aimwell and Jack Archer seek refuge in the countryside. They hope to seduce two ladies of status and fortune, but true love and a band of thieves soon complicate their scheming. For more than a century, the play was one of the most frequently performed English comedies, enjoying constant revivals. The Shakespeare Theatre Company rediscovers this classic with a world premiere adaptation, begun by Thornton Wilder in 1939 and finished 65 years later by Tony Award- nominated playwright Ken Ludwig. Together, Wilder and Ludwig's work sheds new light on Farquhar's spirited dialogue and hilarious characters. Michael Kahn directs.
Exceptions to Schedule: No matinee on Sunday, November 12; matinee at noon on Wednesday,
December 20; matinee at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27; no
performances on Sunday, December 24
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Streamlined and updated to satisfy contemporary comic sensibilities, George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, now onstage at Shakespeare Theatre Company, is a delightful romp that seamlessly reaches across the centuries to combine the old with the new.
This tale of two rakes who have squandered their fortunes and seek rich women to marry and support their merry ways was penned in 1707. The great author and dramatist Thornton Wilder made an attempt to update the piece for 20th-century audience, but he abandoned the project in 1939. D.C.-based playwright Ken Ludwig picked up the manuscript and finished the job, a development which generated unease in some observers who have cast wary eyes at [...]