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Comedy of Manners The School for Scandal at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga, CA 90290)
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan's sparkling comedy of manners may have been written in the 18th century, but its comic look at human frailty and hypocrisy is as scathing and hilarious today as it was back then. Brimming with witty dialogue, mistaken identities, supposed infidelity, eavesdropping and scandal, both real and invented, The School for Scandal is a madcap and delightfully catty romp.

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The last date listed for The School for Scandal was Saturday September 27, 2008 / 4:00pm.

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Topanga, CA 90290
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310-455-3723
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19 Goldstar Member Reviews

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A little hard to hear the actors, even though we were fairly close to the stage, and this made it sometimes difficult to understand what was going on. The sets and costuming were very nicely done.
Written on Jul 14 2008

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Great setting. Great performance. What a find!
Written on Jul 14 2008

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Extremely funny with very witty dialogue and some of the most ridiculous hats I've ever seen. Took my 19 yo son and we had a super time!
Written on Jun 30 2009

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fast-paced & funny - the acting is as delightfully outrageous as the costumes & the make-up... and that's REALLY outrageous!
Written on Sep 24 2008

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Description

Centuries before Jerry Springer, Ricki Lake and The National Enquirer appeared on the scene, Richard Brinsley Sheridan gave us such gossip-mongers as Lady Sneerwell, Widow Snake, Lady Candour and Benjamin Backbite in a comic story filled with complications, ironies, surprises and schemes that go horribly wrong--a prototype of situation comedy that reveals many of the same guilty pleasures and petty obsessions we know today. Widely regarded as one of the finest comedies in the English language, its wit, humor and social commentary still touch a nerve nearly 330 years after its premiere at London's Drury Lane Theater in the spring of 1777. 

Sheridan was manager of the Drury Lane Theatre where he had a great influence on the theater of his time. The School for Scandal is studied around the world in high schools and theater schools, making him one of the most well-known traditionalist playwrights, second only to Shakespeare. He later became a distinguished parliamentary orator. The School for Scandal was a favorite play of General George Washington, who was an inveterate theatergoer.

The cast of The School for Scandal includes Theatricum company members Willow Geer as Lady Teazle; Franc Ross as Sir Peter Teazle; Susan Angelo as Lady Sneerwell; Melora Marshall as Widow Snake; Katherine Griffin as Lady Candour; Tim Halligan as Sir Oliver Surface; Mark Lewis as Joseph Surface; and Jeff Wiesen as Charles Surface.