Last week, I went to see the Classic Stage Company's The School for Lies and enjoyed it immensely. As I left the theater after the performance and then a talk back with the playwright David Ives and two of the actors from the production, I struggled to recall if I had ever seen a production from this company. I don't think that I have, and what a shame because I'm sure that I've missed out on some very good theater.
The Classic Stage Company is an off Broadway theater company which re-imagines classics for contemporary audiences. So, in The School for Lies, David Ives adapts Moliere's The Misanthrope. While the actors are in period costume, the verses are in today's language. How clever!!. According to their website, the company has been around for 43 years and has won various awards, including a recent Obie. As I look through last season's roster, I see that I missed another David Ives' piece - Venus in Fur - and to add to my pain, Nina Arianda (who I can't wait to see more of on the stage after Born Yesterday) debut in this production.
However, I won't dwell on my loss, I only look forward to seeing what the rest of this and future seasons have to offer at the Classic Stage Company.
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