The Heir Apparent
November 29, 2015
January 17, 2016
in CST's Courtyard Theater
written by David Ives, adapted from
Le Légataire universel
by Jean-François Regnard
directed by John Rando
Production Sponsor
Anyone who doesn't think playwright David Ives is a comic genius simply doesn't know funny.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Play
Staged by Tony Award®-winning director John Rando, this cheeky romp is another hilarious retooling of a classic from acclaimed playwright David Ives, creator of CST's wildly popular The School for Lies and A Flea in Her Ear. Young Eraste has it all—good looks, a beautiful fiancée and the prospect of a sizable inheritance from an elderly uncle. There’s just one snag: the uncle won’t die and he has bequeathed his entire fortune to someone else. Whatever will the young man do? Hilarious rhyming couplets and contemporary slang abound as eighteenth-century bawdiness is catapulted into the twenty-first.
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The Story
To marry Isabelle, Eraste must inherit his Uncle Geronte's fortune—except Geronte plans to keep the money and marry her himself.
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David Ives on The Heir Apparent
Playwright David Ives explains his fascination with Regnard and the process of adapting the original text.
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Critical Acclaim
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The Players
Creative Team
David Ives Writer
John Rando Director
Kevin Depinet Scenic Designer
David C. Woolard Costume Designer
Christine Binder Lighting Designer
Richard Woodbury Sound Designer
Melissa Veal Wig and Make-up Designer
Scott Weinstein Assistant Director
Cast
Nate Burger Eraste
Jessie Fisher Lisette
Patrick Kerr Scruple
Linda Kimbrough Madame Argante
Emily Peterson Isabelle
Cliff Saunders Crispin
Paxton Whitehead Geronte