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The Rivals

The Rivals

By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Directed by
Aaron Posner

Hill Theatre

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June 11 – September 17

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in recent years, it’s the power of a good laugh. The kind that bubbles up from deep in the soul and holds us gleefully, helplessly captive. This season’s answer to that basic human need is The Rivals – just the type of comedy we’ve all been pining for. Completely ridiculous, but with a full and beating heart, offering characters who are delightfully simple slices of humanity. Characters that, when held up to the light, reflect that humanity right back at us. (Lydia Languish? Jack Absolute? We’ll take one of each, with a side of Mrs. Malaprop). It’s a line these actors walk with grace and aplomb, and no matter which character enters stage right, you know they’re there for a good time. The return to joy we’ve all been craving – a big, beautiful, starlit comedy.

Featuring Tracy Michelle Arnold, Kelsey Brennan, Tim Gittings, Phoebe González, David Daniel, Josh Krause, Brian Mani, Ronald Román-Meléndez, James Ridge & Marcus Truschinski

Synopsis
Lydia Languish is bound and determined to marry only for love, a situation that she expects (and hopes) will land her in the poor house. This causes a conundrum for the wealthy Jack Absolute, who is in love with Lydia, but doesn't meet the requirements of being destitute. So to woo her, Jack takes on the persona of Ensign Beverly, a poor enlisted man. But Lydia's aunt, Mrs. Malaprop (a literary icon) can never allow such a love connection, setting the couple and their cohort off in a hilarious comedy of manners that APT hits right in the sweet spot.

Cast

Sir Anthony Absolute
David Daniel *
Captain Jack Absolute
Marcus Truschinski *
Mr. Faulkland
Ronald Román-Meléndez
Bob Acres
Josh Krause
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
James Ridge *
Mr. Fig
Brian Mani *
Hastings
Tim Gittings
David
Matthew Benenson Cruz
Mrs. Thomas
Sarah Day *
Mrs. Malaprop
Tracy Michelle Arnold *
Lydia Languish
Kelsey Brennan *
Julia
Phoebe González *
Lucy
Colleen Madden *
Dina
Isabelle Bushue

Staff

Voice & Text Coach
Eva Breneman
Assistant Director
Kailey Azure Green
Costume Design
Susan E. Mickey †
Scenic Design
Shaun Motley
Lighting Design
Michael A. Peterson
Sound Design & Original Music
André Pluess †
Fight Director
Jeb Burris *
Assistant Costume Designer
Chloe Moore
Stage Manager
Jane E. Heer *
* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
** Member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an Independent Labor Union
† Member of United Scenic Artists
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