Alchemist, The

Classic Stage Company presents a new production of Ben Jonson’s hilarious comedy. The story centers on Subtle and Face, two quicksilver con-men and masters of disguise who bamboozle, baffle and blind-with-science a parade of greedy people. A wondorous explosion of double-talk and hocus pocus, THE ALCHEMIST is a masterpiece of English comedy and is widely considered one of the funniest plays ever written.