The School for Lies
December 4, 2012
January 20, 2013
in CST's Courtyard Theater
by David Ives
adapted from The Misanthrope by Molière
directed by Barbara Gaines
Production Sponsor
Highly recommended! Gaines and her actors seize hold of Ives’ words, and run
Chicago Sun-Times
The Play
Molière’s wit meets its match in this saucy, scintillating new adaptation. Tony Award-nominee David Ives’ deliciously off-color tribute to The Misanthrope stuffs a seventeenth-century farce full of contemporary slang—with results worthy of a Baroque reality show. Amid a glittering world of gossip, glamour and scandal, a gaggle of misbehaving characters chatter away in hilarious rhyming couplets. The ensemble features acclaimed Stratford Festival actors—and real-life husband and wife—Ben Carlson and Deborah Hay. Staged by Artistic Director Barbara Gaines in the uniquely personal setting of CST’s Courtyard Theater, this blissfully entertaining night promises to keep you laughing all the way home.
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The Players
Creative Team
Barbara Gaines Director
David Ives Playwright
Molière Playwright of The Misanthrope
Daniel Ostling Scenic Designer
Susan E. Mickey Costume Designer
Philip Rosenberg Lighting Designer
Lindsay Jones Original Music and Sound Designer
Melissa Veal Wig and Make-up Designer
Rick Sordelet Movement Consultant
Cast
Judith-Marie Bergan Arsinoé
Ben Carlson Frank
Sean Fortunato Philinte
Kevin Gudahl Acaste
Deborah Hay Celimene
Heidi Kettenring Eliante
Paul Slade Smith Clitander
Samuel Taylor Dubois/Basque
Greg Vinkler Oronte