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A Noise Within Theatre (Pasadena, CA)
A Noise Within stages the West Coast premiere production of The Beaux’ Stratagem, one of the last raucous Restoration Era comedies, adapted by two of the 20th century’s most gifted American playwrights — Thornton Wilder (Our Town) and Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor). George Farquhar’s 1707 romp follows a pair of stylish young gentlemen who flee to the countryside from their London creditors, seeking wealthy and preferably attractive maidens to marry. But the road to romance and riches is filled with plenty of comic potholes. Described by Ludwig as “classic, formal, robust and hilarious,” this latest version of The Beaux’ Stratagem was actually first attempted by Thornton Wilder in 1939, who put it aside to work on the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Skin of Our Teeth. In 2004, Wilder’s estate found Ken Ludwig, the popular playwright of Moon Over Buffalo and other comedies, to pick up the work, and almost 70 years later, the collaboration finally hits the stage in L.A., directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott.
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