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March 15 – April 10, 2011
Written by Noël Coward
Directed by Andrew Barnicle
Presented in association with Rubicon Theatre Company
Scenic Design by Bruce Goodrich
Costume Design by Julie Keen
Lighting Design by Paulie Jenkins
Sound Design by Corinne Carrillo
Production Stage Manager Vernon Willet
Assistant Stage Manager Laurie Hendricks
Passion, anger, love, laughter and romance all shaped by Noël Coward’s wit and comic genius sets the stage for perpetually dueling lovers Amanda and Elyot. In Coward’s most celebrated comedy, the two divorcees unwittingly book adjoining rooms while honeymooning with their new spouses, and quickly realize the folly of their new marriages. Impulsively and in the dead of night, they flee only to be caught days later by their jilted spouses while in a most compromising situation. Don’t miss Noël Coward’s stylish, savvy comedy about modern romance and the people we can't live with—or without.
Rave reviews for Private Lives:
"sumptuously staged, smartly cast, a no-cutting-corners evening of enjoyable theater." - OC Register
"Barnicle is an experienced director who's equally adept at character-based comedy, farce and taut drama. 'Private Lives' is typical of his assured style." - OC Register
"Barnicle has cast wisely." - OC Register
"Barnicle choreographs the scene meticulously." - OC Register
"Coward's words become stylized and artificial, like an evening of witticisms encumbered by a play. 'Private Lives,' despite its puckish humor, is deeper and darker than that, and Barnicle doesn't let us forget it." - OC Register
"(Joseph) Fuqua and (Julie) Granata find just the right tone. They make their characters' humor seem as natural as it is cruel." - OC Register
"Matthew Floyd Miller and Winslow Corbett provide an enjoyable counterbalance as the spurned spouses, Victor and Sibyl." - OC Register
"Scenic designer Bruce Goodrich and costumer designer Julie Keen are on the mark." - OC Register
