Loyola Theatre: The Ladies Man
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
THE LADIES MAN by Charles Morey, Freely Translated and Adapted from Tailleur Pour Dames by Georges Feydeau
Directed by Janet Shea
A hilariously zany ride of mistaken identities, near misses and wild coincidences. A joyously racy and infectiously charming farce.
A loving husband might be forgiven a tiny little untruth. But when his innocent little fib gets buried under an avalanche of mistaken identities, in-law rifts, a brothel with a fake front and an insanely jealous Prussian with a thick accent – how can he hope to get things straightened out?
That’s the plight of Dr. Herucle Molineaux in Loyola’s hilarious production of The Ladies Man, a new adaptation of the first hit by France’s master of farce Georges Feydeau, directed by Janet Shea. More than a century after it debuted, Feydeau’s rapid-fire comedy still brings down the house.
It’s Paris, circa 1880, and the middle-aged Dr. Molineaux has told his young wife a little cover story for an embarrassing condition. In trying to avoid getting caught, he entangles a whole cast of zany characters – his butler, his wife’s maid, his relentless mother-in-law, a mischievous married woman, her colorful husband and a mild-mannered patient with an oddly infectious speech impediment. It all adds up to an evening of charming, frisky fun!
Due to the nature of our theatre venue absolutely no late entry is allowed. Box Office opens at Marquette Theatre 30 Minutes prior to showtime. Doors close promptly at showtime. All sales are final.
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