Show beeI CN in - pSid ' i Art of seduction Si' E Oi- the World’s a T he “All seaLsoii £ ’ 'z I - ' Stage" Vi continues with Utah Stafe Theatre’s pit)- duction of “The Beaux c ' Stratagem" A classic play by “V George Farquhar “The £ Beaux” takes the holiday sea- y son slot Nov' 20-2- 2 and Dee'' the Morgan Theatre V stage in the Chase Fine Ails 'Z Center on the Utah State cam- pus Evening performances ' c have a 7:30 pm curtain time 12 with a matinee oil Saturday ' Novi 22 beginning at 2 pm “The Beaux Stratagem’’ is a Z comedy aimed to assault social order Two London society spendthrifts ' down to their last few pounds in a coyn- go fortune-huntin- g take town and up pursuit of try the and : daughter-indaughter 3 law of a local noblewoman The women loved being pur- ' sued and turning the tables When Archer arid Aimwell ’ (the twd spendthrifts) begin their seduction they are self- -' madecaricaturesi — dashing and glib' Soon after meeting ’ their prey however their facade begins to crack and to ' their surprisethc two begin ' actually feeling rehearsed : emotions The play has some--':- thing of everything including bawdy seduciion scenes fights armed robberies' ' romances rowdy drunkenness : : singing and dancing : ' v Colin Johnson' director of the production summed up the ' “It is set during the j : i: play ' ' Queen Annie period in' the : curly years of the 18th century when the English countryside" was populated by many for- eign trcxips engaged in cam- paigns ip the Our heroes two' gentlemendown on iheir luck look at 7 military service! asa last resort' : if their present plan dws nor work They encounter two young women at church and learning of their wealthy state set out tp woo them But the' problem is that one of them is' manried How they overcome this obstacle is a key point of this claswc British comedy ' written by one of England’s rhost popular playwrights' George Farquhar” Johnson has a prisitive out- look fpr the production“I have taught this play over the ' years in my theater history classes Each time I come : back to il I rediscover how The Beaux ’7:30pm Nav ''I 22 ana Dec Now tram Ticket Office : : - : fri' day Tickets can also he obtained at the : box office one hour ' prior to curtain No children under the of 6 are allowed 'Vrage V AacImittance : - 1 between the hours of 10 am and 5 pm ' V i" ' - f pm 22 Morgan Theatre in draw fine Arts Cenler $6 to $9 and Utah Slate students are " admHted free with valid ID and ticket Tickets may be pur r'7 chased at me Spec- -' ld ’ 3-- 6 maiinee at 2 - s : producible the play is It is a period piece with wonderful on a theme that is as pro vocative today as it was 300 years ago” said Johnson '‘In many ways the plays of this period represent the beginnirigsof the modern situational comedies that ' Colorful-character- - ' would delight a growing mid- - - djeTclass audience In many ' ways the characters' outlooks' are not so different from ours' ' today To underscore this idea we are using Beatles tunes-playein a baroque-stylfor ' oiir scene changes and dances ' 1 would like audiences to leave the theater having had a won- -' derful time with characters they' can readily identify with and to leave stimulated by the' kind of thoughtful laughter that true comedy should -- evoke ” d : “Tlk Beaux” itself has continue to be popular ever since itspremiere in i7O7 lt was first performed af the Haymarket Theatrc in London ' in 1707 Early in the 18th cen- tury' the play made its way to America and was played in New York in 1732 Itconiin- ued to draw audiences throughout the 19th century in America w ith a number of ' ' major productions on both sides pf The year 1970 saw another glittering revival of the play in the' United States presented at the Ahmanson Theatrein Los ' ' Angeles by England's The Beaux Stratagem” opens this week at the Morgan Theatre National Theatre prior to its seen in London being ' According td Johnson the cast lias a number of seasoned veterans as well as newcbm- -' ers “Some are playing leading roles for the first time on the Morgan stage (Amanda Beatty as the frustrated Mrs Sullen ' and Ryan Hall as the suitor to hersister-in-la- w ' Dorinda ' played by Jessie Kassow) Wayne has demonstrated an exceptionally animated comic talent in his audition for the intense French officer Count Bellair JohnBelliston’s size is a tremendous asset in portraying the boorish Mr Sullen The diminutive Greg Wells brings an eccentric qua!- -' ity to the Innkeeper Boniiface and John McReynolds plays a highwayman whose age is to outlive his effect ' tiveness” Other members of the cast include an ensemble of UST performers including Kathleen Bateman Richie Call Lucas Bybee Ryan PenceMonique Poyfair Nick Hutchinson Jessica Dilley Jan Hines Quinten Sagen Marshall Turner Tyler Fepstermaker and Sarah Betts! For ticket information con- tact the Spectrum Ticket 5 Office at (435) 797-030- |