Role Players Ensemble presents The Rover at Village Theatre

Role Players Ensemble presents The Rover - a bawdy, funny Restoration comedy romp that has entertained audiences for centuries. See it at The Danville Village Theatre, 233 Front Street, APRIL 13-29, FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS at 8 PM, SUNDAYS at 2 PM.

It’s Carnival time in Naples. A band of banished English cavaliers is looking for adventure and love, and so are the women they meet. Who's chasing whom? Everyone meets their match. Full of seduction, sword fights, and bawdy humor, The Rover is credited with launching the phrase “the battle of the sexes.” 

The Rover was written by Aphra Behn, a woman decidedly ahead of her time. Born not long after Shakespeare's time, Ms. Behn was the first English woman to openly consider herself a writer by profession. Virginia Woolf said of her: “All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn . . . for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.”

The Rover premiered in 1677 during the period called The Restoration, when England experienced a reversal of previous strict Puritan morality. Theaters reopened, women were allowed to perform onstage, and bawdy "Restoration comedies” became popular. The Rover is among the most popular of these comedies, delighting audiences with abundant sexuality and fun. Let the frolicking times roll!

Role Players Ensemble presents The Rover, By Aphra Behn, Directed by Eric Fraisher Hayes, April 13-29, 2018 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 pm, The Village Theatre, 233 Front Street, Danville, CA 94526.

Buy Tickets at http://www.roleplayersensemble.com or call 925-314-3400.

Featuring the Talents of: Barbara Bandy, Zach Bender, Marc Berman, David Bohnet, Sheila Cress, Lisa Danz, Nicolette Ellis, Rob Evans, Durand Garcia, Robert Bo Golden, Jon Gourdine, Filip Hofman, Malakiva Jayasimha, Amanada Kelly, Willem Long, Kenneth Matis, Deborah Murphy, John Osgood, Jessica Riley, Terrance Smith and Danielle Tortolani.