STAGE TUBE: Artists Rep's THE LIAR Company Performs 'A Note About the Verse'

"The Liar" at Artists Rep May 26-June 21 from Artists Repertory Theatre on Vimeo.

Artists Repertory Theatre brings its 2014/15 season to close with The Liar, an adaptation of Pierre Cornielle's 17th Century French comedy from the brilliant mind of David Ives, a playwright best known for hilarious adaptations and plays such as All In The Timing and Venus in Fur. Click below to watch a promo for the show, in which the company reads David Ives' "A Note About the Verse", which preceeds the play!

From the brilliant, comedic mind of David Ives (All in the Timing, Venus in Fur) comes a hilarious "translaptation" of this 17th Century French romp, replete with wild misassumptions, mistaken identities and tangled truths. Played out in outrageously clever verse, expect lightning-fast pace, anachronistic twists and a hip cast, with plenty of nods to Corneille's neo-classical original.

The Liar is a farcical play by Pierre Corneille that was first performed in 1644. It was based on La Verdad Sospechosa by the Spanish-American playwright Juan Ruíz de Alarcón, which was published in 1634. Davis Ives' adaptation made its world premiere in 2010 at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC.

Directed by Dámaso Rodriguez, the cast features: Chris Murray* - Dorante; Allen Nause^* - Geronte; John San Nicolas^* - Cliton; Amy Newman^* - Clarice; Chantal DeGroat* - Lucrece; Gilberto Martin del Campo^+ - Alcippe; Vin Shambry^* - Philiste; and Val Landrum^* - Isabelle/Sabine.

On the creative team are: Susan Gratch - Scenic Designer; Bobby Brewer Wallin - Costume Designer; Brent J. Sullivan - Lighting Designer; Rodolfo Ortega^ - Composer/ Sound Designer; Natalie Rae Heikkinen - Props Designer; Jonathan Cole - Fight Director; Carol Ann Wohlmut* - Production Stage Manager; Linda Alper^* - Assistant Director; Jessica Evans Irvine - Production Assistant; and Board Op - Dave Petersen.

* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
+ Equity Membership Candidate
^ Artists Rep Resident Artist