Stanford Summer Theater (SST) is delighted to present its 2006 Festival WICKED WIT: Rakes and Rebellion in the Restoration featuring theatrical productions of Amy Freed's
dazzling brand new satire RESTORATION COMEDY, (July 27 - August 13, Thursdays through Sundays at 8 PM) and Moliere's darkly comic DON JUAN, (August 17 - 27, Thursdays through Sundays at 8 PM; no performance on Sunday, August 20) alongside a free film series, LICENSED TO THRILL, (July 3 - August 21, Mondays at 7 PM) exploring Restoration wit and its underside. Join us in examining contemporary mores through the theatrical lens of the Restoration, when men and women matched their wits (and wigs), where decolletage exposed flaws in even the best of arguments, and outlandish artifice challenged nature to reveal itself for all it was worth.
To rival the deviance and delights of the period, SST
inaugurates its own form of theatrical debauchery: Pay what you like for any performance! SST is now priceless! For more information, please contact stanfordsummertheater@gmail.com or visit our website: http://summertheater.stanford.edu.