[Capdist-announce] THE SCHOOL FOR LIES Opens May 5 at SCP

[John William Hickman]

*“THE SCHOOL FOR LIES”, 5th PLAY OF 90TH SEASON,*

*OPENS MAY 4 AT SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS*


The fifth play of Schenectady Civic Players’ 90th Anniversary Season, *The
School for Lies *by David Ives and directed by Chris Foster, opens Friday,
May 4, and plays through Sunday, May 13 at its 12 South Church Street
Playhouse in Schenectady’s historic Stockade district.



          Adapted from Molière’s *The Misanthrope, *David Ives’s *The
School for Lies* tells the comic tale of Frank, who shares with Molière’s
Alceste a venomous hatred of the hypocrisy that surrounds him. Borrowing
from Shakespeare, reality TV, and everything in between, *The School for
Lies* is an inspired entertainment as well as a pointed study in
self-delusion, all rendered in sparkling couplets.

           It’s 1666 and the brightest, wittiest salon in Paris is that of
Celimene, a beautiful young widow so known for her satiric tongue she been
sued for it. Surrounded by shallow suitors, whom she lives off of without
surrendering to, Celimene has managed to evade love since her beloved
husband died- until today, when Frank appears. A traveler from England
known for his own coruscating wit and acidic misanthropy, he turns her
world upside-down, taking on her suitors, matching her barb for barb, and
teaching her how to live again. A wild farce of furious tempo and stunning
verbal display.

​          The Civic Players cast features Jason Biszick (as Frank),
Jennifer Lefsyk (as Celimene), Nick Bosanko (as Philinte), Angelique Powell
(as Eliante), Rich Angehr (as Oronte), David Rook (as Clitander), Aileem
Penn (as Acaste), Nicolle Galligan (as Arsinoe), and Jean Carney (as
Basque/Dubois).

*           The School for Lies *runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (May 4,
5, and 6) and Wednesday through Sunday (May 9 through 13).  Friday and
Saturday curtains are at 8 pm. Wednesday and Thursday curtains are at 7:30
pm., and Sundays are matinees only at 2:30 pm.

*Tickets are $20.  Order on-line at www.civicplayers.org
<http://www.civicplayers.org> **  Or call (518) 382-2081 *.


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