Imaginary Beasts Hit The Road With The Pretentious Young Ladies Tour
By: Gabrielle Sierra Aug. 12, 2011
This summer the Imaginary Beasts ensemble is on tour with their latest theatrical adventure:
The Pretentious Young Ladies by Molière
Directed and freely adapted by: Matthew Woods
Slapstick and social satire join forces in this scathing but scintillating send-up of high society. When two affected young ladies move to Paris, they hope to find a fast track into the fashionable set's inner circle. But when they reject the proposals of two would-be suitors, they get more than they bargained for. Add to the mix not one, but two, outlandish valets who fancy themselves men of distinction, and you have a sure-fire recipe for mirth.*This fashionable farce is appropriate for the whole family!
First stop - Barnard, Vermont!
The Pretentious Young Ladies will be performed on August 27 at the First Universalist Church on Route 12 near beautiful Silver Lake in Barnard, Vermont. A wine and cheese reception will be offered at 6 p.m., and the performance will begin at 7 p.m.
Route 12 and Stage Road Intersection
Next stop - Salem, MA!
Performing at Salem Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square in Salem, MA. Performances at the Old Town Hall will take place on September 2 and 3 at 8 p.m.
32 Derby Road, Salem, MA
Tickets: $10.00
For more information about the Vermont performance or to reserve seating in advance, please call 802-234-9113, write imaginarybeasts@gmail.com, or log onto www.imaginarybeasts.org.
For more information about the Salem performances or to reserve seating in advance please call 978-500-5553, write imaginarybeasts@gmail.com, or log onto www.imaginarybeasts.org.
Widely considered one of the greatest masters of Western comedy, Molière was a French playwright and actor who wrote during the mid-to-late 17th Century. Though he received great criticism from the Catholic Church and other moralists of the day, he was a darling in the court of Louis XV. Today, he is recognized as the grandfather of modern French comedy, and his plays are still widely performed the world over.
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