The Underpants
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The Underpants is the most recent adaptation of the 1910 German farce Die Hose by playwright Carl Sternheim. The adaptation was written by Steve Martin. It was produced at New York City's Off-Broadway theater Classic Stage Company from April 4, 2002 through April 28, 2002.[1]The play, a "farcical send-up of bourgeois snobbery and conformity"[2] was directed by Barry Edelstein and featured Cheryl Lynn Bowers and Byron Jennings as Louise and Theo Maske.
[edit] Other Productions
The play has been produced at the Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, March 2004-April 2004 and the Arden Theatre (Philadelphia, September 2004-October 2004. More recent productions include:
- Brüka Theatre (Reno, NV), November 11, 2005 - February 4, 2006, directed by Brian Barney.[3]
- Showcase Theatre , Exeter, Pa. 2005
- Alley_Theatre, Houston, April 1-24, 2005 [4]
- Langhorne Players, Newtown, PA, April 17 - May 2, 2009, directed by Alice Weber[5]
- University of Adelaide Theatre Guild, Adelaide, Australia, May 9-23, 2009 directed by John Wells[6]
- First Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 4-20, 2009, directed by Joel D. Scribner[7]
- Princeton Summer Theater, Princeton, New Jersey, August 6-16, 2009, directed by Shawn Fennell[8]
- Rockford College, Artists' Ensemble Theatre, Rockford, Illinois, September 9-26, 2011, directed by Richard Raether[9]
- Shore School Drama Studio, Sydney, Australia, November 18-21, 2009, directed by Rachel Blake
- The University of Scranton Players - December 3-6, 2009
- The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA, February 16-21, 2009, directed by Rory Ledbetter. [10]
- Dearborn Heights Civic Theater, Dearborn Heights, Michigan- February 20-22 + 26-27 2010, directed by Cynthia Frabutt http://www.dhctstage.org/
- Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor, Maine, USA, May 26 - June 30, 2010, directed by Nathan Halvorson [11]
- Big Idea Theatre, Sacramento, California, USA, August 13 - September 11, 2010, directed by Benjamin T. Ismail [12]
- The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway Township, New Jersey -- November 17-20, 2010, directed by Pamela Hendrick[13]
- Chung Ying Theatre Company, Hong Kong, April 1-10, 2011, directed by Gabriel Lee http://www.chungying.com
- Salem State University, Salem, Massachusetts -- Spring 2011, directed by Britt Mitchell, assistant directed by Emily Laverdiere and Kevin Murphy Walunas
- Pentacle Theatre, Salem, Oregon, July 15-August 6, 2011, directed by Jenni Bertels [14]
- National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney, Australia, 22 - 25, 27 June 2011, directed by Craig Ilott [15]
[edit] References
- ^ Lortel listing
- ^ Somer, Elyse.[1]Curtain Up,March 30, 2002
- ^ RN&R > Arts&Culture > Pants on fire > 11.24.05
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.langhorneplayers.org/
- ^ http://www.adelaide.edu.au/theatreguild/current/underpants/
- ^ http://www.firstpres-fw.org/~theater/home.htm/
- ^ http://www.princetonsummertheater.org/
- ^ /http://artistsensemble.org/The_Underpants.html/
- ^ http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/theatre_arts/omt/season/2009_2010/upants.html
- ^ http://www.penobscottheatre.org
- ^ http://bigideatheatre.com
- ^ http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=69&pageID=408
- ^ http://www.pentacletheatre.org
- ^ http://www.nida.edu.au
Salem State cast list Luke David Young Ian Helmick Alyssa Purnhagen Ryan Boettcher John Keith Trickett
[edit] External links
- Die Hose at Deutsch Wikipedia (German language)
- Seaside Repertory Theatre's 2007 Production
- Description and reviews of performance by BareBones Theatre Group
- 2006 London Production at Old Red Lion
- 2008 Germantown Community Theatre Production
- Google Books page for The Underpants
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