The Woman Hater: Reading for Red Bull
The Woman Hater by Frances Burney
Monday, April 18, 7:30 pm
Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street
Directed by Everett Quinton
Featuring Bill Army, Arnie Burton, Veanne Cox, Clifton Duncan, Laura Esterman, Susannah Flood, Emily Gardner Hall, Susan Heyward, Matthew Saldivar, Auden Thornton, Sam Tsoutsouvas, Jenne Vath, Nick Westrate.
A co-presentation from Red Bull Theater with NYU Department of English. Tickets available here.
From the Red Bull website:
The missing link between Sheridan and Wilde, Fanny Burney’s rarely seen proto-feminist satire is a hilarious story of broken engagements, excessive romanticism - and one massively misguided misogynist.
Sir Roderick, has turned frantic misogynist for two reasons: he was jilted 17 years previously and his sister had the gall to marry his ex-fiancee's brother. From there Fanny Burney's outrageously witty comedy of manners bursts into life with the introduction of the former fiancee, Lady Smatter, who has turned into a voracious and brain-addled bookworm. With its unforgettable characters and delicious absurdity, The Woman Hater is a lost comic treat.
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