Presented by special arrangement with
Samuel French

The Underpants
by Carl Sternheim, Adapted by Steve Martin

June 7-10, 15, 16
Director: Martin Stapleton
Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French

Cast:

Louise Maske- Rhonda Tinch-Mize
Theo Maske- Sean Michael Johnson
Versati- Eric T. Schroeder
Cohen- Glenn Gibson
Gertrude- Cyndi Skipper
Klinglehoff- Terry Minkey
The King- S. Ted Lucas

The renowned comic actor and author of Picasso at the Lapine Agile provides a wild satire adapted from the classic German play about Louise and Theo Markes, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when Louise's bloomers fall down in public. Though she pulls them up quickly, he thinks the incident will cost him his job as a government clerk. Louise's momentary display does not result in the feared scandal but it does attract two infatuated men, each of whom wants to rent the spare room in the Markes' home. Oblivious of their amorous objectives, Theo splits the room between them, happy to collect rent from both the foppish poet and the whiny hypochondriac. "This is funny stuff ... a fine play ... with funny characters and lightning flashes of wit." TheaterMania.com. "The show zings." citysearch.com.

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