 NOW PLAYING:
November 4 - December 17
Exit Theater on Taylor
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The False Servant, by Pierre Marivaux, in a brand new adaptation by local writers, Ann and George Crowe, specially commissioned by Abydos Theater. This world premiere adaptation of The False Servant will be directed by Jessica Heidt, associate artistic director of Magic Theater.
A pretty girl disguises herself as a beau Chevalier to spy
on her husband-to-be who connives to extricate himself from a another marriage commitment (without coughing up the pre-nup penalty), and the Chevalier makes love to the Countess.... that's only Act One.
What gives this current production, at the Exit Theatre, an added comedic boost is the choreography: it pervades and enhances the entire performance. It seems there is not one step trod, nor prat fall fallen nor faux pas stomped upon the stage… truly superlative, intimate theater…
Jeffrey R. Smith, San Francisco Bay Area Theater Critics Circle
NO FALSE NOTES IN MARIVAUX'S 'SERVANT'
Every minute of her production seems carefully planned, from the opening dance sequence, a lively Charleston …to highly stylized movements …..to the closing tableau vive…the tight control gives it a polish rarely seen in local versions of classic European plays.
Charles Brousse, Marin Independent Journal
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