The Marriage of Figaro
City Garage Theatre
Santa Monica, CA
Beaumarchais's notorious comedy was the most scandalous play of the 18th centuryand its most incredible theatrical success. When it was first read to Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, the King declared in fury that he found the work "detestable" and forbade its production. Beaumarchais defied the royal edict, and was rewarded with the biggest hit of his career: the opening night was greeted with such thunderous and constant applause that the performance took five hours to complete.
A wicked satire of the moral depravity of the aristocracy, Beaumarchais' clever and determined servants outwit, manipulate, and ultimately humiliate their master, exposing the Count for the fraud he is. So subversive was the play considered in its depiction of the ruling class, that during World War II Vichy France would also not allow it to be performed.
In the spirit of City Garage's popular recent adaptations of The Bourgeois Gentilhomme and The School for Wives, this world premiere adaptation brings The Marriage of Figaro to new and vigorous life as a witty, sexy, outrageous, and a delightful attack on privilege, status, and hypocrisy.
Directed by
FrederÃque Michel
Note: For more information, please visit our website at http://www.citygarage.org. Parking available in nearby public garages. No late admission: doors close promptly at 8 pm.
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Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door.
Limited tickets are available at the door: $25 general admission, $15 seniors/students. Please call ahead to confirm availablity and reservations, 310-319-9939. |
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| First: | Friday May 28, 2010 8:00 PM | | Last: | Saturday Jun 19, 2010 8:00 PM |
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City Garage Theatre
1340 1/2 4th St. Alley
Santa Monica, CA 90401-1302
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