For immediate
release
THE ANTAEUS COMPANY PRODUCES ALARCÓN'S "THE
LIAR"
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY 3 & 4, OPENS FEBRUARY 5
AT THE SECRET ROSE THEATRE
The Antaeus Company will premiere a sparkling new verse translation
of Juan Ruiz de Alarcón's Spanish Golden Age comedy "The
Liar" at the Secret Rose Theatre in North Hollywood. Previews
will be February 3 & 4, 2000 and opening is scheduled for
February 5, with four performances a week through February 27,
2000.
Directed by Anne McNaughton, "The Liar" will be double
cast, and the ensemble includes (in alphabetical order) Emily
Chase, JD Cullum, John DeMita, Nike Doukas, Julia Fletcher, Dakin
Matthews, Philip Proctor, Bert Rosario, Marcelo Tubert and Alicia
Wollerton, along with other members and guests of the Antaeus
Company.
Set and costume design will be by Dean Cameron, and original
music will be composed and performed by Carl Smith.
"The Liar" is the story of a winning young nobleman,
returned home from University, who has only one real fault -
he's a terrible, terrible liar and can't seem to tell the truth
about the simplest thing. He falls in love with a beautiful girl
but his disregard for the truth entangles him in a hilarious
web of misunderstanding and mistaken identity, with a bit of
swordplay thrown in for good measure.
The new rhyming verse translation, by actor/playwright/scholar
Dakin Matthews, renders Alarcon's wonderfully witty 17th century
Spanish play into contemporary and very speakable English, while
maintaining the delightful verse forms of the original.
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, born in Mexico City in 1581, emigrated
to Spain by the 1600s and became one of the most influential
writers of Spain's celebrated Golden Age of Theatre. His landmark
comedy, "The Liar, or The Truth Suspected" ("La
verdad sospechosa") was an enormous success, greatly influencing
French playwrights Corneille and Molière and the Italian
Carlo Goldoni, among others. Though considered the "First
Playwright of the Americas," Alarcón is rarely performed
in English on his home continent. The Antaeus Company's world
premiere production will demonstrate the charm, wit and lyricism
which made Alarcón one of the most successful and influential
playwrights of his century.
Tickets are available by calling (818) 506-5436. Student, Senior
and Group Discounts are available.
The Secret Rose Theatre is at 11256 Magnolia Boulevard in the
NoHo Arts District. Further information, including a full performance
schedule, can be found at www.Antaeus.org.
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PRESS CONTACT: John Apicella (818) 506-5436
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